The Shunning

by Patrick Friesen

The Shunning 'tears heads off cliches, making us see a whole place freshly. It is a complete world, reeling and tilting but enduring. A fine book, full of bone and muscle. A totality.' Christopher Wiseman, Books in Canada 'The Shumnning shuns easy answers and offers a complex vision of lives in all their contradictions. It's a powerful, humane and moving book.' Douglas Barbour, Toronto Star.

Genres: Poetry

100 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Mitchell Toews]

Read it. Read it again, the next day. I go back to it frequently. Seldom has a book and its contents — cover to cover and including the writer's personal commentary — hit me so hard and so beautifully. It was like knowing the notes a split-second before they were played.

[Javier Ponce · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love intimate books, and this one checked all the things it could do right. Its even better if one has read the author before and knows his themes and tastes, but I would recommend the book either way.

[Samuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Patrick Friesen has been one of my favorite poets for many years. If you ever get a chance to hear him read, do so. This one put him on the map, and deservedly so.