There Are Not Enough Sad Songs

Delicate, authentic poems that oscillate between grief and joy as they explore parenthood and loss.

About the author

Marita Dachsel is the author of Glossolalia and All Things Said & Done. Her work has appeared in many literary journals and anthologies. Her poetry has been shortlisted for the Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry, the Acorn-Plantos Award for People's Poetry, and the ReLit Award. Her play Initiation Trilogy was nominated for both a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for Outstanding Original Script and the Critics' Choice Innovation Award. She lives with her family on Lekwungen territory in Victoria, British Columbia.

Product details

• Authors: Marita Dachsel
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781772124521
• ISBN: 978-1-77212-452-1
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 224 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 110 g
• Series: Robert Kroetsch Series; Robert Kroetsch Series; Robert Kroetsch
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies