Atlas of Roots by Beth Kope (English) Paperback Book

Description: Atlas of Roots by Beth Kope Within us all are questions of identity, belonging, and connection. Beth Kopes third poetry collection, Atlas of Roots, is a work of the heart that uncovers the many facets of adoption. In poems that both witness and question, Kope shares her own quest to uncover family history and answers -- finding her adoption records, questioning her parents choices, and the truth of her own conception. Moving beyond the personal, Atlas of Roots shares other stories of adoption through the voices of other adoptees and parents of both relinquished and adopted children. In seeking a name and ones own story, Kope has written a striking and courageous narrative of adoption. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Beth Kope grew up in Alberta and is honoured to live, work, and play in Victoria, BC, Coast Salish territory of Lekwungen and WSANEC nations. Kope has taught in Alberta, Adelaide, Australia and Quebec and currently works at Camosun College. She has published two poetry collections, Falling Season (Leaf Press, 2010) and Average Height of Flight (Caitlin Press, 2015), and has been included in the anthologies Refugium (Caitlin Press, 2017) and Sweet Water (Caitlin Press, 2020). She is the co-host, along with Yvonne Blomer, of the annual Forest Poet-Tree event which is part of the Victoria Festival of Authors. Review "To enter the world of Atlas of Roots is to enter the world of mid-century adoption and the confusing days of a 1950s adoptee. Spinning wonder and spirals of absence, the uneasy core of human life, sorrow and loss, this collection cuts to the bone. It is heart-rending and tender, bringing us to the edge: the poets experiment in identity; her watching as shadows flinch past the fence. Kope writes knowingly, feelingly, so we can know and feel. The collection brims with longing and learning to belong, but at the speed of yearning. She claims that her tongue is rootless, but certainly her poetry is not: it will root in your memory, your mind, in your heart." Arleen Paré, author of Lake of Two Mountains Long Description Within us all are questions of identity, belonging, and connection. Beth Kopes third poetry collection, Atlas of Roots , is a work of the heart that uncovers the many facets of adoption. In poems that both witness and question, Kope shares her own quest to uncover family history and answers--finding her adoption records, questioning her parents choices, and the truth of her own conception. Moving beyond the personal, Atlas of Roots shares other stories of adoption through the voices of other adoptees and parents of both relinquished and adopted children. In seeking a name and ones own story, Kope has written a striking and courageous narrative of adoption. Review Quote "To enter the world of Atlas of Roots is to enter the world of mid-century adoption and the confusing days of a 1950s adoptee. Spinning wonder and spirals of absence, the uneasy core of human life, sorrow and loss, this collection cuts to the bone. It is heart-rending and tender, bringing us to the edge: the poets experiment in identity; her watching as shadows flinch past the fence. Kope writes knowingly, feelingly, so we can know and feel. The collection brims with longing and learning to belong, but at the speed of yearning. She claims that her tongue is rootless, but certainly her poetry is not: it will root in your memory, your mind, in your heart." --Arleen Par Description for Reader Beth Kope grew up in Alberta and is honoured to live, work, and play in Victoria, BC, Coast Salish territory of Lekwungen and WSANEC nations. Kope has taught in Alberta, Adelaide, Australia and Quebec and currently works at Camosun College. She has published two poetry collections and has been included in the anthologies Refugium: Poems for the Pacific (Caitlin Press, 2017) and Sweet Water: Poems for the Watersheds (Caitlin Press, 2020). Kopes first book, Falling Season (Leaf Press, 2010) detailed her mothers decline due to an aggressive form of dementia called Lewy Body, which BC BookWorld described as "poems of honest dismay and almost unbearable sadness." Her second book, Average Height of Flight (Caitlin Press, 2015) was a meditation on West Coast landscape and grief and a poem from the collection was featured in Poetry in Transit. Kope has read at Word on the Street Vancouver, been a featured reader at Planet Earth Poetry, The Writers Studio Reading Series, and The Victoria Festival of Authors. She is the co-host, along with Yvonne Blomer, of the annual Forest Poet-Tree event which is part of the Victoria Festival of Authors. Details ISBN1773860518 Author Beth Kope Pages 96 Publisher Caitlin Press ISBN-10 1773860518 ISBN-13 9781773860510 Language English Format Paperback Imprint Caitlin Press Place of Publication Saint George Country of Publication Canada Year 2021 Publication Date 2021-09-07 UK Release Date 2021-09-07 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135730830;

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