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Some Other Sky by Kim Fahner is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Some Other Sky about?

From the head frames of mines near the outskirts of Sudbury, to the birds that soar over Pelee Island, Kim Fahner's poetry is about discovering self, journeying, finding paths and straying from them, and then trying to make meaning out of image and metaphor. Her voice is clear, quirky, and spirited, but always searching. In the midst of the poetry, there are birds, trees, shifts of light and weather in sky, feathers, and pebbles gathered on the shores of lakes. She is drawn to the rhythms of the natural world in a manner that speaks to her Celtic background. Part of the collection is ekphrastic in origin and fashion, speaking particularly to the artistic works of Georgia O'Keefe, Mary Pratt, Alex Colville, Nicola Slattery, and Barry Ace. "The Great Lakes Sequence," for instance, is set in Ontario, and based on the honouring blankets created by Odawa artist, Barry Ace, in his exhibition honouring the waters of the five Great Lakes. Fahner's northern roots are reflected in this sequence, with references to road trips along highways that speak of family history and connection to the land. In all of the ekphrastic pieces, Fahner is fascinated by the notion that the artist is hidden, an

Author

Kim Fahner

Publisher

Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780887535826

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities