Hairy Hullabaloo - Richard Stevenson

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Résumé :
This is a book positively brimming with wonderfully entertaining, splendidly absurd, uproariously humorous, and deeply meaningful poetry involving various cryptid creatures of lore. Insight on the human condition, social and environmental commentary, and just plain fun are on riotous display in the pages of this book. Written by the supremely skilled Canadian wordsmith Richard Stevenson and adorned with delightful illustrations by the Canadian artist Carla Stein, this vibrant book of poetry shines brightly with inspired imagination and creativity. ...

Biographie:
Richard Stevenson is the pseudonym of Richard Lipez, author of 19 books, including the Don Strachey private eye series. A former editorial writer at The Berkshire Eagle, Lipez reviewed mysteries and thrillers for The Washington Post. His reporting, reviews, and fiction appeared in Newsday, The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, Harper's, and many other publications. Four of the Strachey books have been filmed by HereTV. Red White Black and Blue, the twelfth Strachey book, won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Mystery in 2011. The first in a new PI series, Knock Off the Hat: A Clifford Waterman Mystery, set in Philadelphia in 1947, was published in 2022. The final Don Strachey book, Chasing Rembrandt, was published by ReQueered Tales in 2023. Lipez grew up and was educated in Pennsylvania and taught in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia. He was married to sculptor and video artist Joe Wheaton and lived in Becket, Massachusetts. Richard Lipez passed away in March, 2022....

Sommaire:
Richard Stevenson (4 March 1952 - 18 October 2023) was a Canadian teacher and poet. Stevenson taught English at Lethbridge College in Lethbridge, Alberta, and also taught for a couple of years in Nigeria. Stevenson held degrees in English and creative writing from the University of Victoria and University of British Columbia. He was also a musician with the young adult group Sasquatch and the jazz/poetry ensemble Naked Ear. Stevenson was an accomplished writer, publishing more than 40 works of poetry, haiku, and fiction, with five titles forthcoming posthumously. A former editor-in-chief of PRISM international, he served in various editorial, jury, and writing and arts group executive capacities over the years. Stevenson's reviews and poems have appeared in hundreds of magazines, anthologies, e-zines, and journals published in Canada, the United States, and overseas. Richard received the following awards during his distinguished literary career: Norma Epstein Award for Creative Writing (co-winner), 1983. Vancouver Literary Storefront Chapbook Award, 1983. Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry, for the book, From the Mouths of Angels. The award is bestowed annually by the Writers' Guild of Alberta. ACIFA Excellence in Promoting Student Learning Award, 1996. Pyrowords' Literary Rose Award, 1997.Second Prize, Sketches of Miles Contest, 2001....