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Bear Bones & Feathers

Halfe, Louise

Regina, 1996

By Coteau Books
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Details

Originally published in 1994, this edition a 1996 Third Printing. Card covers, 129 pages, 6x9 in - 15x22.5 cm, B&W illustrations by Ruth Cuthand. Title page signed by author.

Condition

Covers scratched, corners lightly worn. Spine bumped at heel.
Notes

Louise Halfe is a Cree poet who grew up on Saddle Lake Reserve (northeast of Edmonton), attended Blue Quills Residential School, obtained a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Regina, and was recently (2021) appointed Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate. “Bear Bones & Feathers” is Halfe’s first published volume of poems. The topics of Halfe’s poetry range from portraits of her parents to reflections on her residential school experiences to depictions of life on reserves in contemporary Canada.
ISBN

1550500554
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