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The Taste of Giving: New and
Selected Poems, review by George Woodcock, B.C.
Bookworld
In one of my earlier columns I wrote of a recent volume
by Carolyn Zonailo, Zen Forest, and now I have the thick
selection of the poems written from 1975 onwards, The Taste
of Giving. It has become a common practice among Canadian
poets to issue at various points in their careers these retrospective
books that bring one up to date on their work, and a good one,
I think.
Certainly it is interesting to observe the evolution of Zonailo's
verse from their rather self-conscious beginnings, with their
whiff of creative writing school, to the freer, more open and
emotionally involved later works. I particularly like those springing
from her Doukhobor heritage.
Copyright by George Woodcock: www.carolynzonailo.com,
2004.
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Wave Goddess |
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| Biography |
| Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Zonailo attended
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| Poetics |
| CZ is a visionary poet who writes with compassion and
careful detail about the world she lives in. |
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 The
Goddess in the Garden combines mystical insight and sensual language
to evoke a timeless meadow where humans and deities play out eternal passions.
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| She draws on her study of mythology, astrology, and
Jungian psychology, for a seemingly inexhaustible source of imagery. |
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| Interviews |
| There is a quality in her work which makes all her
poems hers, but Zonailo’s style does differ. Compendium
is a collection of short, lyrical poetry; Zone 5 of prose. Each
book is an extension of her poetic exploration and a separate expression.
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| Articles |
| Over the years of sitting in Grant's Cafe or the Europa
and talking poetry with Lewis Gretsinger, the questions have been asked:
why write? what are you saying? what are your poetics? |
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| Poems |
Kwaday Dan Sinichi
He is a sign for our times, / a blessing. In the transience / of everyday,
we forget / the history of human life / and cannot see the future. / Now
this forgotten man / lives in each of us / and we are also in action / yet
waiting / to be gathered home, / the future ready to spring / from our bones. |
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| Forthcoming
Titles |
 The
Land of Motionless Childhood is a memoir of short stories by Carolyn
Zonailo about growing up in Vancouver, and her Doukhobor heritage. |
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| Français |
| Venez bientôt ... |
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| Photo
Gallery |
 Pictures
of CZ from her 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s. |
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