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Octaves of Narcissus

by (author) Elizabeth Harper

Publisher
Goose Lane Editions
Initial publish date
Jan 1983
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780864920232
    Publish Date
    Jan 1983
    List Price
    $6.95

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Description

Inspired in part by classical literature and Scripture, Elizabeth Harper's poems are literate, charged, and demanding in their emotional and intellectual range. Octaves of Narcissus is her first collection of poetry since Games Like Passacaglia.

About the author

Born in Sackville, New Brunswick, where her father was a Baptist minister and her mother a music teacher, Elizabeth Harper attended Acadia University before moving to London, Ontario, where she taught high school English.

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