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Massacre Street
Paul Zits
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Description for Massacre Street
Paperback. Poetic exploration of historical records of the Frog Lake Massacre (1885) links past to present. Series: Robert Kroetsch Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
Merging poetry and historical records, Zits masterfully (re)creates a poetic view of the Frog Lake Massacre of April 2, 1885. His collage and cut-up techniques challenge the histories penned by the event’s recorders and reflect upon the difficult and painful complexities of past and present. He weaves together voices of Métis and First Nations participants, settlers, and military officials, using tape transcripts, historical accounts, memoirs, and footnotes to create a unique, non-narrative historiography of fragmented poetic language. This innovative work of literary montage digs deep into a historic period that continues to garner scholarly and public interest. Readers interested in ... Read more
Merging poetry and historical records, Zits masterfully (re)creates a poetic view of the Frog Lake Massacre of April 2, 1885. His collage and cut-up techniques challenge the histories penned by the event’s recorders and reflect upon the difficult and painful complexities of past and present. He weaves together voices of Métis and First Nations participants, settlers, and military officials, using tape transcripts, historical accounts, memoirs, and footnotes to create a unique, non-narrative historiography of fragmented poetic language. This innovative work of literary montage digs deep into a historic period that continues to garner scholarly and public interest. Readers interested in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Robert Kroetsch Series
Condition
New
Weight
189g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9780888646750
SKU
V9780888646750
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About Paul Zits
Paul Zits is a poet whose work has been widely published in various literary journals, including Canadian Literature and Arc Poetry Magazine. He lives in Calgary.
Reviews for Massacre Street
"...Zits' book juxtaposes fragments of others' writing to invite readers to ponder the concept of reconstituting history when the low fog of racism attends cultural difference and shrouds events, when personal investments of witnesses to that history are so divergent, and when oral and written versions of events tell incommensurable stories."
Susan Gingell
Susan Gingell