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John Terpstra

Since the early 1980s, John Terpstra has been a mainstay of the Canadian literary scene, publishing both poetry and non-fiction. He has also been a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Charles Taylor Prize. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario, where he works as a writer, cabinetmaker and carpenter.

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[ Large Image ]	The House with the Parapet Wall John Terpstra 2014 / Memoir / $24.95 9781554471393 / Trade paper / 160 pp Grieving the diminishment and death of his elderly mother, John Terpstra finds solace in a seemingly unusual place: the stories (both historical and fanciful) of the nineteenth-century houses in his Hamilton neighbourhood and of the families which have inhabited them. With a well-honed knack for the circuitous route, Terpstra tackles weighty questions like ‘Why must we die?’ by following his imaginative curiosity into the bricks-and-mortar matters of our daily lives, understanding that the dwellings we construct do more than just shed the weather, but are also physical manifestations of our notions of ‘family’ and ‘home’. To purchase this title: Add it to your cart
	Other Books by this Author
	Call Me Home John Terpstra 2021 / Canadian Poetry / $21.95 CAN 9781554472260 / Trade paper / 108 pp
	Mischief John Terpstra 2017 / Poetry / $19.95 CAN 9781554471676 / Trade paper / 80 pp
	Brilliant Falls John Terpstra 2013 / Poetry / $17.95 CAN 9781554471232 / Trade paper / 64 pp
	Falling Into Place John Terpstra 2011 / Nature, Politics / $24.95 CAN 9781554471102 / Trade paper / 240 pp
	Skin Boat: Acts of faith and other navigations John Terpstra 2009 / Memoir / $25.95 CAN 9781554470792 / Trade paper / 160 pp
	Two or Three Guitars: Selected Poems John Terpstra 2006 / Poetry / $49.95 CAN 9781554470273 / Fine / 144 pp
	Two or Three Guitars: Selected Poems John Terpstra 2006 / Poetry / $19.95 CAN 9781554470266 / Trade paper / 144 pp
	Brendan Luck John Terpstra 2005 / Poetry / $4.95 CAN 9781554470136 / Pamphlet / 24 pp
	The Boys, or, Waiting for the Electrician’s Daughter John Terpstra 2005 / Biography / Memoirs / $25.95 CAN 9781554470112 / Trade paper / 144 pp
	Disarmament John Terpstra 2003 / Poetry / $18.95 CAN 9781894031738 / Trade paper / 104 pp
	Falling Into Place John Terpstra 2002 / Nature, Politics / $25.95 CAN 9781894031608 / Trade paper / 320 pp
	Restoration John Terpstra 2000 / Poetry / $2.95 CAN 9781894031325 / Pamphlet / 16 pp