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Boredom Fighters

Boredom Fighters

Editor: Paola Poletto

Tightrope Books | October 17, 2008 | Trade Paperback

The broad topic of boredom is tackled in this collection of poems by Canadian writers, presented in a manner that is anything but. Straddling the line between graphic novel and poetic verse, this tug-of-war between forms provides a fascinating insight into the relation of image and language, without ever overshadowing the messages of the poems and illustrations themselves. Fans of either form will find appropriate homage is paid to the mediums, while creating a new breed of enthusiasts for this original and quirky conglomeration. Featured writers include Derek Beaulieu, Christian Bok, Stacey May Fowles, Marlena Zuber, Tim Gaze, Mark Laliberte, Donato Mancini, Kevin Mcpherson Eckhoff, Gustave Morin, Marc Ngui, Daniel Scott Tysdal, Jen Pickering, and Sally McKay.

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The broad topic of boredom is tackled in this collection of poems by Canadian writers, presented in a manner that is anything but. Straddling the line between graphic novel and poetic verse, this tug-of-war between forms provides a fascinating insight into the relation of image and language, without ever overshadowing the messages of the poems and illustrations themselves. Fans of either form will find appropriate homage is paid to the mediums, while creating a new breed of enthusiasts for this original and quirky conglomeration. Featured writers include Derek Beaulieu, Christian Bok, Stacey May Fowles, Marlena Zuber, Tim Gaze, Mark Laliberte, Donato Mancini, Kevin Mcpherson Eckhoff, Gustave Morin, Marc Ngui, Daniel Scott Tysdal, Jen Pickering, and Sally McKay.

About the Author

Paola Poletto is an arts administrator, mixed media and installation artist, writer, and curator. She is the cofounder of Kiss Machine magazine, the senior director of programs at Design Exchange-Canada's national center for design-and is also the director of Digifest. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. Jake Kennedy is a poet, prose writer, and teacher. His work has appeared in a number of literary journals and anthologies. His poems have been collected in Hazard and The Lateral, which was awarded the Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry. He is a literature professor at Okanagan College. He lives in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Trade Paperback

200 Pages, 7 x 8.5 x 0.5 in

October 17, 2008

Tightrope Books

English


0978335155
9780978335151

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