Twenty Grand, the Fin De Siecle Poems

by Guy Birchard

Poetry. From the text: "My fathers fought for small honor, and what / I have abjured would make any ten men rich. / I have listened when there proved to be nothing / to hear, I have given the benefit of the doubt, / even friendship, to fools. And suffered accordingly. // I'm called Bitchin' Birchard, / proudly, in this less than perfect world, and this / prairie is precious as though it belonged to me. / I chreish this place and sing its praises following / the world's own cue. I live by faith alright in / these parts. // I riddle you no riddle, devise no illusion." Guy Birchard lives in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. His previous books incude Neckeverse (Galloping Dog, 1989) and BIRCHARD'S GARAGE (Pig, 1991).

20 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003