A Dream of SulphurReservoir Haiku bent by refraction dead birch sink between rushes last winter's goal posts the motion of skates still in the green dregs after a summer of drought From childhood scenes in Deep Creek to the restless migrations across Canada, A Dream of Sulphur explores the relationship between memory, language, and geography. As a grandmother battles memory loss, a Hungarian is exiled to Canada, the Tofino fishing industry collapses, or August fire in the Shuswap prompts the largest evacuation in B.C. history, the crucible image of a Libby's bean can captures the central theme of flux and the inevitable recasting of home. Aurian Haller was born and raised in the Shuswap region of British Columbia. He has worked as a bush cook, carpenter's assistant, and piano teacher, and is presently doing doctoral research on working-class art movements of the West Coast at Simon Fraser University. |
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