W-3: A Memoir by Bette Howland (Non-fiction, 2021)įirst published in 1974, Bette Howland’s W-3: A Memoir begins with a rebirth, though not a particularly triumphant one. Complete title of Prince Edward Island poet’s collection, Master of the _ Forest. Name the author of Whirligig and text of Nova Scotia: Window of the Sea.ģ. Roberts, author of Angels of God and Chemical Eric.Ģ. For you, though, here’s some book-related trivia to chew on (answers found below):ġ. To my friends’ credit, they successfully answered a few questions, and then I retired the game because I’m not a monster. Two friends born in Atlantic Canada visited this summer, so when the moment was right-when everyone was relaxed and a little tipsy yet still intellectually nimble-I made my move: “Name the Finance Minister who was elected for the Annapolis Valley during the Diefenbaker years!” The game asks questions, over 3,600 of them, about words and expressions, history, geography, books and authors, and what it calls “well-known people.” A lot of the time you can make a guess (“New Brunswick!”) and you’ll have a one-in-four chance of getting it right, but this only works for name-a-province questions. Wright taught at Brown University for over thirty years.If I ever feel I have a handle on the world, I pull out my box of Atlantic Trivia©, circa 1984, and am immediately disabused of that notion.

Wright has received numerous honors for her poetry, including the National Book Critics Circle Award. She did not want the stump to linger as a reminder.īorn in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, C. Herrick wanted the tree cut to the grass. Herrick said her grandson was going to be so mad when he came to town to find his favorite climber gone. George and Nannette Herrick allowed me to watch their best-loved beech be brought to the ground. Honoring Wright's lifelong fascination with books as objects, this final work is a three-panel hardcover that encloses the body of text, illustrated with striking color photographs of beech trees by artist Denny Moers. Written in Wright's singular prosimetric style, this 'memoir with beech trees' demonstrates the power of words to conserve, preserve, and bear witness. Before Wright's unexpected death in 2016, she was deeply engaged in years of ambling research to better know this tree-she visited hundreds of beech trees, interviewed arborists, and delved into the etymology, folk lore, and American history of the species. Wright has been writing some of the greatest poetry-cum-prose you can find in American literature.' -Dave EggersĬasting Deep Shade is a passionate, poetic exploration of humanity's shared history with the beech tree. Wright belongs to a school of exactly one.' -The New York Times

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