Renowned author Tim Bowling, who made Gibsons his home for several years, returns to the Sunshine Coast to give a reading at the Gibsons Public Library on Wednesday, July 25, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
He will be reading from his most recent poetry collection, Tenderman ($18.95, Nightwood Editions), which just won the Alberta Book Award for Poetry this past May, and his new novel, The Tinsmith ($21.95, Brindle and Glass), which was published in March.
Bowling, who now makes his home in Edmonton, is an award-winning writer who has garnered national and international acclaim for his poetry, non-fiction and novels.
A recipient of a Gug-genheim Fellowship, his other awards include the Canadian Authors Asso-ciation National Poetry Prize, the Petra Kenney International Poetry Prize, the Wilfred Eggleston Award for Non-Fiction and the Stephan G. Stephansson Alberta Book Award.
Bowling has also been a finalist for two Governor General's Literary Awards for Poetry and the Nereus Writers Trust Non-Fiction Prize.
In his poetry collection Tenderman, Bowling outlines the central tension that acts as a vital force in the collection - the dichotomy between the sensitive poetic observer and the tough working-class subject. The tenderman (the term for a crewman on a salmon packing boat), who represents an unromantic, fiercely independent everyman, acts as unintentional muse to the collection; the poems are often delivered through dialogues between poet and fisherman, reminiscences of their shared childhoods or narratives delivered by the tenderman himself.
This event is free and open to the public and is made possible with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Seating is limited, so pre-registration is recommended. To RSVP, call the library at 604-886-2130 or see www.gibsons.bclibrary.ca.
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