Writing Class

The Kootenay School of Writing Anthology

edited by Andrew Klobucar & Michael Barnholden

tagged: anthologies (multiple authors)

Description

Since the mid 1980s, the Kootenay School of Writing, a writerrun centre in Vancouver, has been the site of some of the most innovative poetry coming out of North America. Leaving behind conventional ideas about syntax and lyricism, the KSW poets have produced a body of work that is jarring, troubling, provocative, funny, and beautiful.

In their introduction to this sampling from the work of fourteen writers, Andrew Klobucar and Michael Barnholden describe the historical and aesthetic environment which produced the Kootenay School of Writing, and in doing so demystify a poetry that many regard as "difficult." Writing Class is a fascinating introduction to the most vital poetry being written today.

About the Authors

Andrew Klobucar teaches in the English department at the University of British Columbia.

Michael Barnholden is associate director of Humanities 101 at the University of British Columbia and managing editor of West Coast Line at Simon Fraser University. He is the author of several books of poetry and non-fiction, most recently, Reading the Riot Act(Anvil 2005). A Vancouver resident since 1970, Michael works as an advocate with the B.C. Coalition of People with Disbilities.

Contributor Notes

Andrew Klobucar teaches in the English department at the University of British Columbia. Longtime Kootenay School of Writing collective member Michael Barnholden is the author of Gabriel Dumont Speaks and On the Ropes and managing editor of West Coast Line.

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Writing Class

The Kootenay School of Writing Anthology

edited by Andrew Klobucar & Michael Barnholden

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