Woodshedding

By S.E. Venart

Longlisted for the 2008 ReLit Awards

Whatever their subject -- the unwinding of lovers, childhood as the foundation of being, the metaphorical life of everyday objects and events -- S.E. Venart's poems show us a kind of courage that is quotidian. Surviving childhood, surviving failed love, finding solace in the self, and reinvigorating that self: this is the world Venart reveals to us, in all its prescient detail. A honest and lyrical first book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brick Books
• Release date: Sep 15, 2007
• ISBN: 9781771310529

S.E. Venart

S.E.Venart's work has been published in many Canadian journals and magazines. Recent awards include This Magazine's Great Canadian Literary Hunt and the CBC-QWF Short Story Award. She received fellowships to attend writing retreats in Europe, the US and Canada. Venart lives in Montreal with her husband, Mathieu Robitaille, and their daughter, Olive. She teaches literature and creative writing at John Abbott College.