Cette autrice canadienne, originaire de Malaisie, explore les expériences féminines à travers différentes périodes et cultures. Ses œuvres présentent souvent des structures ouvertes et des échos d'histoires de femmes, reflétant une fascination pour le potentiel de la forme romanesque. Poétesse dans l'âme, elle écrit en séquences, cherchant à capturer les aspects non écrits et culturellement surécrits de la vie d'une femme. Son approche est influencée par la littérature féministe, visant à examiner de manière critique et à élargir les genres littéraires traditionnels.
This award-winning collection showcases a powerful exploration of themes such as identity, loss, and resilience through evocative poetry. The author employs vivid imagery and emotional depth, inviting readers to reflect on personal and universal experiences. The work is celebrated for its lyrical quality and thought-provoking insights, making it a significant contribution to contemporary literature.
Spanning 25 years, this collection of love poems showcases the evolution of Marlatt's voice and themes. The work reflects a deep exploration of love's complexities, capturing moments of intimacy, longing, and reflection. Through various sequences, readers experience the growth and shifts in perspective that come with time, making it a poignant journey through the nuances of human connection.
From one of Canada’s foremost poet/novelists and feminist critics—a collection of essays spanning over fifteen years.
A new edition of this beloved favourite, by two of Canada's finest poets and photographers, with a new poem by Marlatt based on present-day Steveston and nine additional photos by Minden from his original portfolio. For all the newness of this edition, Steveston retains its old magic: with Marlatt's long lines recreating the ebb and flow of the Fraser River, the sense of the two artists outside the mainly Japanese-Canadian community, but also through their art evoking the multiple layers of community, the traces and erasures of presence.
Daphne Marlatt's poetry collection delves into themes of urban life, feminism, and the power of collaboration. This definitive anthology showcases her unique voice and perspective, reflecting on the intricacies of city living and the dynamics of gender. Through her evocative language and imagery, Marlatt invites readers to engage with her exploration of identity and community, making this collection a significant contribution to contemporary poetry.
From one of Canada's most influential poets, poems written in response to the discovery of letters by her father. These poems explore a sense of place and home on Canada's West Coast now on the brink of global climate change. "There Then" permeates any "Here Now" of immigrant consciousness and highlights the impermanent quality of "home."
Noh-influenced libretto by renowned Canadian poet Daphne Marlatt The Noh-influenced libretto of Shadow Catch recounts the dreams - or are they dreams? - of the Runaway, a teenage boy who ends up one night in Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Here four troubled spirits from the park's past appear to him: the Spirit of the Maple Tree from K'emk'emeláy̓ whose grove was decimated by loggers, a member of the brilliant Asahi baseball team whose players were sent off to Japanese internment camps, the keeper of a 1920s brothel who is haunted by the tragic death of one of "her" women, and a roughneck policeman from the 1930s who gave in to corruption. This is a story not only about characters from Vancouver's historical and cultural past, but about the journey and transformation that must take place in order to confront one's greatest fears and regrets. Each of the four acts in this sparse, poetic libretto were set to music by composers Dorothy Chang, Benton Roark, Jennifer Butler, and Farshid Samandari. Replete with contextual material, this book includes brief histories of species interconnectedness in the park, the Asahi baseball team, Vancouver's early red-light district, and the Battle of Ballantyne Pier.