The Book Collector Gregory Scofield but despite Paul’s tight focus

but despite Paul’s tight focus on place and community

a stillness that recalls Wordsworth's description of poetry as "emotion recollected in tranquillity

he reflects on a time in his life when he was burdened with a broken heart

There is a unique mind at work here

The Book Collector Gregory Scofield but despite Paul’s tight focusDescription From the salmon fishing grounds to the Special Collections library, from the vanishing rural world of pheasant hunting and canning along the banks of the Fraser River to the deck of the Titanic and the famous book collector's tragic fate, Tim Bowling's startling and powerful eighth collection of poems moves seamlessly between the riches of nature and the riches of art. The Book Collector is Edmonton based poet Tim Bowling's eighth