Out here in a farflung aspect of the old British Empire, where the countries
are pink and sunny, it is unusual to find books by poets across the wide
blue oceans. On a poet's income, I am without credit card and therefore
often without access to such writers' works ... But shuffling through a
branch of Elizabeth's Second Hand Bookshop(s) recently I found Sheila E
Murphy's 'A clove of Gender'. Amazingly good find, a Stride book from Devon,
UK. So, while you all enjoy 'Continuations', I am enjoying Sheila's work
from 1995 ... Just think of its 'long and winding road' from Sheila's pen to
bedside table ...
Btw, for any who don't know, 'Sheila', perhaps with a lower case 's', is an
Ocker term for female of the species.
Andrew
http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
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Subject: Douglas Barbour and Sheila E. Murphy CONTINUATIONS
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> Continuations Douglas Barbour, Sheila E. Murphy "The
strength of this book is in its quick-change artistry, the sensation of flux
that is continuous, and capable at any moment of erupting into epiphany or
surprise." Roo Borson Across great distances and a panorama shaped by words,
poets Douglas Barbour and Sheila Murphy began writing in collaboration.
Tapped to technology's dance across paper, with thoughts like bright colours
coursing across screens, Continuations emerged as the product of a new
creator, a "third individual," who writes differently from either poet.
Words shapeshifted and poets transformed, Continuations is an intriguing
addition to the growing field of collaborative poetry in North American
literature. ISBN: 0-88864-463-9 Price: CND$ 19.95, USD$
19.95, £ 10.99 Discount: Trade Subject: Literature/Poetry
Publication Date: March 2006
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