Description: A collection of essays which follow Christine Lowther's journey from the unutterable loss of her mother to the discovery of her own poetic voice through reflection and her intimate connection to the coastal rainforest. Lowther looks back on her mother's poetry and activism. She recalls the day the police arrested her father, and the indifferent beauty surrounding that life-changing moment.
Brief description: Christine Lowther has been a lifelong activist and a resident of Clayoquot Sound since 1992. She is the co-editor of two collections of essays, LIVING ARTFULLY: REFLECTIONS FROM THE FAR WEST COAST (The Key Publishing House, 2012) and WRITING THE WEST COAST: IN LOVE WITH PLACE (Ronsdale Press, 2008), and the author of three books of poetry, MY NATURE (Leaf Press, 2010), HALF-BLOOD POEMS (Zossima Press, 2011) and NEW POWER (Broken Jaw Press, 1999). Most recently, several of her poems appear in FORCE FIELD: 77 WOMEN POETS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Mother Tongue, 2013).
Review Quotes:
"As readers we can be inspired by the courage with which Christine Lowther has 'blundered [her] way out of despair'..." -- Mary Ann Moore, Eyes on BC