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 100
... story - the story. of that impossible spectrum : " call it chrome , say red is on his side like apples in a fog , gold / gills " ( 3 ) . A fish the colours of arbutus . On the banks of the Goldstream , I sensed you could define a place ...
... story - the story. of that impossible spectrum : " call it chrome , say red is on his side like apples in a fog , gold / gills " ( 3 ) . A fish the colours of arbutus . On the banks of the Goldstream , I sensed you could define a place ...
Page 105
... story of the migration of the Pacific salmon extends to Russia and Japan , another reminder of the historical and contemporary importance of trans - Pacific cultures , art forms , and aesthet- ics in Northwest culture . It is also a ...
... story of the migration of the Pacific salmon extends to Russia and Japan , another reminder of the historical and contemporary importance of trans - Pacific cultures , art forms , and aesthet- ics in Northwest culture . It is also a ...
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... story ( the male and female are very dif- ficult to distinguish ) becomes a story of " marked peculiarly unique smell of the local , of a par- ticular stream , of a specific bed of gravel , of the birthplace . ( The imprinting of the ...
... story ( the male and female are very dif- ficult to distinguish ) becomes a story of " marked peculiarly unique smell of the local , of a par- ticular stream , of a specific bed of gravel , of the birthplace . ( The imprinting of the ...
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