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Borealis : poems / by Jeff Humphries ; [woodcuts by] Betsy Bowen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Humphries, Jefferson, 1955-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Humphries, Jefferson, 1955-.
- Humphries, Jefferson.
- American literature.
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Woodcuts by Betsy BowenBorealis is the North Country as spoken through the voice of Jeff Humphries, who discovers unexpected riches in the wilderness looming around his cabin. As interpreted by renowned illustrator Betsy Bowen, the subjects of the poems come to inhabit the pages of this volume; her spare and beautifully composed woodcuts reveal surprising facets of Humphries' words.
- Contents:
- Introduction et allegro
- Voyageurs
- The lake
- Northern pike
- Frogs
- The merganser
- Moose
- Osprey
- Jack pine
- Beaver
- Bald eagle
- Alexander MacKenzie
- The bear
- Hummingbird
- Porcupine
- Red squirrel
- Maple
- Ruffed grouse
- Marten
- Lake trout
- Raven
- The drowned man
- Stone
- Saw-whet owl
- The wolf
- Song sparrow
- Walleye
- Birches
- The lynx and the snowshoe hare
- Red-backed vole
- Loons laughing
- The geologist.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8166-9493-1
- OCLC:
- 476095207
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