"In poems with the rhythm of fingers tapping blues on tabletops, Releasing the Spirit speaks from the most intense point of powerlessness (fantasy), engendering the energy to realize "its destructive/looking for paradise." - Barry Dempster, Poetry Canada Review

"...the genuine intensity of Fertig' s blast-furnace imagination transforms chunks of traditional symbolism into fiery new weapons of poetry..."
– Bruce Pirie, Canadian Literature.

Colophon: Letterpress printed by Jim Rimmer of Pie Tree Press. Typeface is Italia Oldstyle, papers are Teton Text with Fabriano Roma covers (some with watermark). Only a few copies left of this edition of 325 copies. Numbered and signed by the author who also hand-coloured and drew the illustration. Hand-sewn.

Publisher: Colophon Books

Edition: 1st

ISBN:

Year: 1982

Price: $45 CND plus $3.00 shipping