river woman

Award-winning Métis poet and acclaimed novelist Katherena Vermette's second collection, river woman, explores her relationship to nature - its destructive power and beauty, its timelessness, and its place in human history.

About the author

KATHERENA VERMETTE (she/her) is a Red River Métis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory. Her father's roots run deep in this land, dating back over two centuries, and her mother's side is Mennonite.

Vermette received the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry for her first book, North End Love Songs, and wide acclaim for her second collection of poems, river woman. The Break, a novel, won many awards including the Amazon.ca First Novel Award, and was a bestseller in Canada. She holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Katherena lives with her family in a cranky old house within skipping distance of the temperamental Red River.

Summary

Awardwinning Metis poet and acclaimed novelist Katherena Vermette's second collection, river woman, explores her relationship to nature - its destructive power and beauty, its timelessness, and its place in human history.

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Product details

• Authors: katherena vermette
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781487003463
• ISBN: 978-1-4870-0346-3
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 215 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 140 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Nature, POETRY / Native American, Relating to Native American people, Relating to Native American people / First Americans