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Hammertown
Poetry. In HAMMERTOWN, poet Peter Culley re-imagines his home town of Nanaimo, British Columbia, not as it is, but as it might be imagined in the mind of a Parisian who had rarely left his city. This is Culley's fifth book of poetry.
- GenresPoetry
87 pages, Paperback
First published September 12, 2003
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December 19, 2017
An interesting and thought provoking collection. Hammertown is the work of a poet who understands his art. The flow of the work is extraordinary and insightful. To re-imagine a place that you know so well is to reach creative heights. I am inspired and engaged when reading Peter Culley's writing.
"to the inside curve with no chance of error dread"-p.28 A Poem for the English Poet's
"a book of quiet numbers
lies pretty pradaesque scrims
draping amber toned forests" -p.29 A Book of Quiet Numbers
"Home is a feeling.
A thing
to which things are added." -p.59 House Is A Feeling
"to the inside curve with no chance of error dread"-p.28 A Poem for the English Poet's
"a book of quiet numbers
lies pretty pradaesque scrims
draping amber toned forests" -p.29 A Book of Quiet Numbers
"Home is a feeling.
A thing
to which things are added." -p.59 House Is A Feeling
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