Shannon Bailey

Landscape of Devotion

"Comic, impertinent, disturbing, these poems frisk on the edge of darkness. Bailey's linguistic and imaginative explorations signal a new talent, wild and lovely--and deal another card in the North American "ghazal" game"

– Phyllis Webb

Colophon: Ghazals. 8" x 5 1/2". 27 pages. Handmade paper wrappers; Abaca with garden fibres, west coast seaweed, cedar and a drop of pearlescence. Overlapping cream cover with interwoven front flap. Deckled edges. Accordion inside spine, hand sewn. 1/4" front shelving spine with title and author. Pen and ink drawings by Judith Haswell of New Zealand. Author's and Presses first book.

About the Author: Shannon Bailey writes and lives on the West Coast of Vancouver Island.

Awards: Winner of the 1st (m)Öthêr Tøñgué Presš Chapbook Award. Judges: Phyllis Webb, Daphne Marlatt and Brian Brett.

Edition: Limited edition of 125.

ISBN: 0-9698904-1-9

Year: 1995

Price: $50 CDN plus $4.00 shipping