The Arbutus/Madrone Files: Reading the Pacific NorthwestThis lively and perceptive look at the literature of the U.S. and Canadian Pacific Northwest explores the dynamics of the cross-border region using resonant quotations, poetry, song lyrics, and art to demonstrate and enhance Laurie Ricou's critical readings and ideas. |
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Page 58
... song , melancholy green . Above , the water layered itself in stacks of still green , dark to light . The sound of Raven spiralled out from its small beginning in larger and larg- er concentric circles . . . . The song echoed the ...
... song , melancholy green . Above , the water layered itself in stacks of still green , dark to light . The sound of Raven spiralled out from its small beginning in larger and larg- er concentric circles . . . . The song echoed the ...
Page 108
... song , in speech as record . Wagoner's poem " Salmon Boy " is one of his most successful reimaginings of Native American story because its transfor- mations in language ( the essence of any good poem ) respond so sympathetically to ...
... song , in speech as record . Wagoner's poem " Salmon Boy " is one of his most successful reimaginings of Native American story because its transfor- mations in language ( the essence of any good poem ) respond so sympathetically to ...
Page 123
... song with several paragraphs of explication . In some sense , it's a surprisingly banal way to end the novel , but ... songs are songs for the outdoor throngs , In Woodswords File 123.
... song with several paragraphs of explication . In some sense , it's a surprisingly banal way to end the novel , but ... songs are songs for the outdoor throngs , In Woodswords File 123.
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