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Hitting the Bricks is a hymn of praise to the other Vancouver,
that of back alleys and midnight streets. They are the poems of a man
who walks avenues in the dark, his ear attuned to an inner jazz and the
things that go bop in the night.
Peter Trower was born
in St. Leonard's on Sea, England in 1930 and came to Canada in 1940. He
worked for 22 years as a logger. Writing professionally since 1971, he
has has published three novels to date, more than ten books of poetry
and numerous articles. His collection of logging poems Chainsaws in the
Cathedral was selected to the BC Millenium Book Award. In 2002 he was
awarded the B.C. Gas Lifetime Achievement Award for his work. He lives
in Gibson’s, B.C. | |