Laisha Rosnau

From Greenboathouse's home in Vernon, then to India and back, Laisha Rosnau's first collection of poems documents the travels both geographical and personal of one of our home-grown best. In conjunction with the release of Laisha's debut novel, The Sudden Weight of Snow (M&S), we're proud to introduce this intimate and exhilarating selection of poems by one of Western Canada's hottest new writers.

Laisha Rosnau's first novel The Sudden Weight of Snow (McClelland & Stewart 2002) has been called "fresh, original, funny, and rife with insight" (Toronto Star). Her Greenboathouse chapbook, getaway girl (2002) has been hailed as "poetry I can actually understand" (Laisha's mom). Though Rosnau grew up in the birthplace of Greenboathouse books, neither book has anything to do with Vernon. Honestly. She lives in Vancouver most of the time, where she is battling with a second novel. A full-length collection of her poetry, Notes on Leaving, was released by Nightwood Editions in March 2004. Read some of Laisha's work in the archive...

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Printed on acid-free 80lb Pastelle Text (deckled), the cover on Stonehenge “Fawn” (trimmed) with Canford “Plum” endsheets (deckled); hand-stitched with archival linen thread.

This edition limited to 100 numbered copies, all signed by the author.

5.25" × 7.125"; 32pp.

Spring 2002
ISBN 0-9685357-8-X

Out of Print