The City Speaks in Drums
No. of pages 32
Published: 2010
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There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Nimbus Publishing (CN) .
Dr. George Elliott Clarke, O. C. , O. N. S. , Ph. D. , is a native of Windsor, Nova Scotia, and is the Poet Laureate of Toronto, Ontario, where he teaches Canadian literature at the University of Toronto. His prize-winning books comprise poetry--Whylah Falls (1990), Execution Poems (2000), and Blues and Bliss (2008)--and a novel, George & Rue (2004). His daughter, Aurelia, has shortened "Papa" to "Pup," which is his most cherished title. Susan Tooke is an award-winning artist and children's book illustrator whose work has been exhibited across North America. In 2003, she received the Halifax Mayor's Award for Illustration, and she is a three-time winner of the Lillian Sheppard Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration, for Full Moon Rising, Up Home, and The City Speaks in Drums. She lives in Halifax. Visit http://susantookeart. blogspot. ca/ for Susan Tooke's art blog.