Winter Cranes

by Chris Banks

In Asian folklore cranes symbolize longevity, immortality, and good fortune. In Winter Cranes, his third collection, award-winning poet Chris Banks conjures these birds when he sees herons near his home towards the end of a long and difficult winter.

For the poet, cranes as a dominant image represent the gaps that exist between what we see and what we feel. His poems explore the impermanence of our modern lives -- how our identities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 177041018X
• ISBN13: 9781770410183
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: ECW Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"