Memories, Dreams and Histories

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Memories, Dreams and Histories

Woodstock, ON …  Canadian publisher Seraphim Editions announces the publication of Tether, a collection of poetry by Laurelyn Whitt.  

To tether is to join or hold together. Through these poems, the poet shows how people can be tethered by – and to – other people, and to the non-human world. “This book explores some of the many things that serve to tether: gravity and touch, history and memory, listening and dreams," Whitt says.

Tether, Whitt’s second full-length book of poetry, is a collection of 59 poems of various styles. Drawing on a range of events, experiences and memories, these poems introduce us to a rich variety of places, people and animals, and hold us with their powerful imagery.

About the Author

Laurelyn Whitt immigrated to Canada from the United States in 2007, and is currently a professor in the Department of Native Studies at Brandon University in Manitoba. She received a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Science from the University of Western Ontario, and her scholarly work covers indigenous studies, science studies and legal studies. Whitt has published extensively in Canadian and American literary journals including The Malahat Review, PRISM International, and Fiddlehead. Her first book of poetry, Interstices (Logan House Press), won the 2005 Holland Prize. Of Mississippi Choctaw and European descent, she has served as chair of the American Philosophical Association’s Committee on the Status of Indigenous Philosophers, and as Project Advisor for the Native Eyes Project, an online degree program based at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She lives in Minnedosa, Manitoba.

Seraphim Editions (www.seraphimeditions.com) has published some of Canada’s best-known writers along with emerging newer voices, as well as books on vital social justice issues.

For more information or to arrange an interview with Laurelyn Whitt, please contact Trudi Down at info@thebookband.com .