Near Miss John Stiles Written in the near absence

Written in the near absence of creative works by Ukrainian Canadians of her generation

Prize(s): Winner Canadian Authors Association Jack Chalmers Poetry Award (2004)

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Near Miss John Stiles Written in the near absenceDescription Near Miss considers the relationship between close calls and the tenuous conditions of contemporary life. From actual cataclysms such as meteor collisions and volcanic eruptions to everyday failures and accidents, these inventive poems collide with the perpetual unease created by lifes unpredictability while contemplating mortality, fragility, gratitude and hopefulness. When the Emergency Broadcast System proclaims this is only a test, you