Low Water Slack

by Tim Bowling

In the language of the Fraser River fishermen, low water slack is that particular tide when everything slows down: the wind, the river, even the human heartbeat. It is a time to reflect, to count the stars in Orion's belt, to listen for the slow creak of the heron's wings. During low water slack, the challenges of life on the river give way to something much deeper, and the fishermen find themselves in a world so calm and beautiful that the very water...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889711615
• ISBN13: 9780889711617
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Nightwood Editions
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.3" x 8.6"