Vistas of the West
Vistas of the West: Poems and Visuals of Nature is a collection of poetry and visual art that celebrates the beauty and spirit of the Rocky Mountains, Western foothills, prairie landscapes, and the natural inhabitants of these beautiful environments.
Thirty-four poets and twenty-nine fine art and fine craft artists have contributed to this book, with author and editor royalties donated to Days for Girls International (daysforgirls.org). Foreword by Southern Alberta poet Doris Daley.
Vistas of the West is a well-designed, attractive hardback that may grace the coffee table of many a western home for years to come. It would make a good gift to mail to any puzzled easterner who wants to know why westerners claim to live in a modern-day paradise. —Sid Marty, Alberta Views
This anthology is a stunning collection that embodies inclusive writing style, vision and traditions. I have already read it twice and look forward to the next time I pick it up. It is an inspiration which honours this land and this place! — Sheri-D Wilson, Poet Laureate of Calgary.
Publisher: UpRoute Books, 2020
112 pages | Hardcover
30 colour photographs
ISBN: 9781988824437, 1988824435
Foreword writer and featured poet is Doris Daley. Doris' love of wordsmithing has made her one of North America’s favourite western poets, emcees and western humorists. Born and raised on a family ranch in the foothills of Alberta, Doris’ authentic, sparkling poetry has taken her to campfires large and small, to highways, roundabouts and gravel roads throughout the West, and to concert appearances with the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and the Saskatchewan Opera Company.
Other poets in the collection are: Reneltta Arluk, Nancy Bell, Cori Brewster, Jan Burney, Neall Calvert, RJJ Dallas, Kris Demeanor, Della Dickie, Steve Foote, Patricia Frolander, Karen Gimbel, DW Groethe, Trudy Grienauer, Rayanne Haines, John Wort Hannam, Jonathan Locke Hart, Barbara Janusz, Lawrence Kapustka, Susan Kristoferson, Chief Stacey Laforme, Neil Liske, Phil Lister, Alice Major, Janice McCrum, Pamela Medland, Doc Mehl, Chad Okrusch, BJ Smith, Ferdinando Spino, Eugene Stickland, Lorene Shyba, Neal Whitman, Erica Witbeck, and Elizabeth Yakeleya. Anna Burger-Martindale, Billie Rae Busby, Dawn Candy, Steve Coffey, Linda Cote, Cindy Delpart, Jim Etzkorn, Ken Froese, Helena Hadala, John Heerema, Brad Keys, Eveline Kolijn, Susan Kristoferson, Chester Lees, Neil Liske, Deborah Lougheed Sinclair, Jennifer Mack, Bruce Park, Julia Reimer, Tyler Rock, Erin Ross, Cindy Skrukwa, Justina Smith, Mady Thiel-Kopstein, Karin Thorsteinson, Verna Vogal, Sharon Lynn Williams, and Simon Wroot.
