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Big Breath of a Wish

January 1, 1998 | ISBN 978-0-919897-62-5 | 82 Pages

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January 1998 82 pages | ISBN 978-0-919897-62-5 **Nominated for the Governor General's Award for Poetry****Winner of the City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize**Richard Harrison's fourth book, Big Breath of a Wish, 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."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… Read more