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Alongside these, the waters also carry Harrison’s love of comic books, his struggles with haiku and his willingness to stay in the game, to “try again.” Combining elements of memoir, elegy, lyrical essay and personal correspondence, \u003cem\u003eOn Not Losing My Father’s Ashes in the Flood\u003c\/em\u003e is a generous and enchanting book, one that leaves you, like the poet, thinking about the way “characters in a novel can escape anything \/ except their story.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"#reviews\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"reviews\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ca name=\"extras\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eExtras\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003caudio controls=\"controls\"\u003e\n    \u003csource type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/radar.brookes.ac.uk\/radar\/file\/c5ad3af1-82d3-4d47-b148-36b3744a03f9\/1\/Richard_Harrison_podcast.m4a\"\u003e\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\u003c\/source\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Harrison and Niall Munro discuss Richard's book\u003ca title=\"On Not Losing My Father's Ashes in the Flood\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2335\/9075\/files\/Harrison_On_Not_Losing_My_Fathers_Ashes_in_the_Flood_preview.pdf?8906910250817479479\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListen below to hear Richard reading two poems from his collection:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"450\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/327157154\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;visual=true\"\u003e\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br \/\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;\n\t\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"450\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/327157178\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;visual=true\"\u003e\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br \/\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;\n\t\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ca name=\"about\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca\/products\/25-hockey-poems-new-and-revised\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Harrison","offers":[{"title":"Print","offer_id":5055450415132,"sku":"ISBN 978-1-928088-22-6","price":18.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2335\/9075\/products\/OnNotLosingMyFathersAshesInTheFlood_JacketAward_82d68504-e740-4cae-bff5-04a9b9bff640.jpg?v=1569226675"},{"product_id":"now-is-the-winter-thinking-about-hockey","title":"Now is the Winter: Thinking about Hockey","description":"\u003cp\u003eEditors \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wolsakandwynn.ca\/authors-all\/jamie-dopp\"\u003eJamie Dopp\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wolsakandwynn.ca\/authors-all\/richard-harrison\"\u003eRichard Harrison\u003c\/a\u003e have put together a wide-ranging collection of essays that examine all aspects of Canada's beloved sport. From its mythical beginning on a frozen northern pond to its evolution into a sport for mass consumption, with many fascinating stops along the way, this collection celebrates hockey while acknowledging that there is more to it than a lone figure skating on an outdoor rink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eList of Contributors:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael P. Buma, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wolsakandwynn.ca\/authors-all\/jamie-dopp\"\u003eJamie Dopp\u003c\/a\u003e, William M. Foster, Stephen Hardy, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wolsakandwynn.ca\/authors-all\/richard-harrison\"\u003eRichard Harrison\u003c\/a\u003e, Anne Hartman, Kelly Hewson, Andrew Holman, Craig G. Hyatt, Mark R. Julien, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wolsakandwynn.ca\/authors-all\/brian-kennedy\"\u003eBrian Kennedy\u003c\/a\u003e, E. W. (Ed) Mason, Sam McKegney, David McNeil and John Soares,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e2. 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Powerful images of aging and death are cut with bright slivers of childhood, all set against the backdrop of the war in Iraq, and the questions war and death raise. 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This beloved collection has been reissued with a new selection of poems titled “The Hero in Overtime,” an essay by the author on ten years of living with hockey poetry, and a foreword by Roy MacGregor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I was mesmerized by Harrison’s writing – his observation that Mark Messier’s stare 'weighs 200 pounds'; his descriptions of Don Cherry; his astonishing, yet accurate, comparison of hockey to Sumo wrestling – and I am delighted that, 10 years on, he is back with a new issue of \u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eHero of the Play \u003c\/span\u003ewith all kinds of new writing to fascinate and intrigue and, most importantly, inspire those of us who profoundly believe it is impossible to know this country without knowing its game.” – Excerpt from Foreword\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Harrison","offers":[{"title":"Print","offer_id":5374389420060,"sku":"ISBN 978-0-919897-95-3","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2335\/9075\/products\/9780919897953_360x_1f785522-55f6-496a-9b19-61a2da2bb5ce.jpg?v=1569226674"},{"product_id":"big-breath-of-a-wish","title":"Big Breath of a Wish","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wolsakandwynn.ca\/authors-all\/richard-harrison\"\u003eRichard Harrison\u003c\/a\u003e's fourth book, \u003ci\u003eBig Breath of a Wish,\u003c\/i\u003e delves deeply into the linguistic discoveries children make in their first two years of life. It uniquely opens up these discoveries to readers, who identify both with the child and the parents and, through Harrison's clear, suggestive language, rediscover themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These are spells of the vocal body. John Cage, John Lennon, whale song and Derrida intertwine in this collage of sound moments from the first year of life. Fall under the spell of this quirky generous vision that links the urge to speak with the urge to know, to be known, and to love. 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