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Richard Weiser

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Richard Weiser is a poet, musician and playwright. His work has been published internationally in journals such as Acumen, Blank Spaces and 99 Pine Street and produced at The Toronto Fringe Festival. The League of Canadian Poets selected Moses' Staff for their daily Poetry Pause. He's written ads for almost 20 years and recently won a Cannes Lion (advertising's version of the Oscar). Richard studied creative writing at York University with Don Coles and Robert Casto. He's written a biography of the Canadian painter Tom Thomson (Dragon Hill Publishing 2021) and is working on a novel set during the First Crusade. ...more

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	The Real Mystery of Tom Thomson: His Art and His Life 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Author of The Real Mystery of Tom Thomson Richard Weiser speaks with Hugh Elliott about writing, poetry and Tom Thomson! And we are giving away a copy of his book! https://cantsellthispodcast.com/richa...

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Published on November 22, 2021 06:07 • Tags: art, canada, canlit, history, painting, tom-thomson

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Richard Weiser and 1 other person liked TMHstarscream's review of The Real Mystery of Tom Thomson: His Art and His Life: "A great insight into an amazing painter. It was a well written book that provided an interesting insight into one of Canada's greatest artists."
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Richard Weiser liked Donald Pasley's review of The Real Mystery of Tom Thomson: His Art and His Life: "I have to say that Richards book was one of the best books I’ve ever read, and I read many. I found I wasn’t able to put it down which caused many sleepless nights. His writing style was both eloquent and easy to follow, I would highly recommend this" Read more of this review »
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Richard Weiser liked Pam Stoik's review of The Real Mystery of Tom Thomson: His Art and His Life: "A compelling, intense examination of a Canadian art icon... Though it may take more than one chapter to get used to the unconventional format of this "biography" the more I read, the more deeply immersed I was. The use of sketches, paintings, notes an" Read more of this review »
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