I was surprised to discover that at one time, it was not popular to write about one's father and so this collection pulls together some of the earlier and later writings (mainy poetry and essays) on this theme.
It features almost 50 American, Canadian, and British writers including such well-known Canadian favourites as Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje.Īt the same time, it introduced me to some new writers who I hope to read in the future. Despite being an agnostic - one who lacks the certainty to be an atheist - he believes passionately in the power of friendship, loving kindness, and literature to give meaning to our lives.įor more information, visit What I love about reading anthologies is that it provides a sample of literary work by writers who I am either familiar with or should investigate even further. A gift for all his children, biological and emotional, this anthology was compiled as an act of affirmation. Part of the impetus, too, came from seeing how "astronaut kids," children with fathers half a world away, responded to reading personal essays and poems about fathers.
He was, after all, the father of two teenage children, and some of his thoughts were forged in the fiery smithy of experience. The idea for Fathers: A Literary Anthology came to him several years ago, and though he tried to resist, it would not go away. from University of British Columbia, and a Master's of English Literature from the University of Washington, and over the years he has worked as a broke hustler, green chain hand, postal employee, commercial fisherman, apartment manager, and tutor. A lover of endives and sauerkraut, lebkuchen and rice pie, he has a BSC. Born a twin in 1953, son of a German mother and a Belgian father, Gerard grew up far from Würzburg and from Liège, among the forests and lakes of the coastal pulp and paper town of Powell River, B.C.
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