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Asian Heritage in Canada
Authors
Pal, Rajinderpal S.
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Rajinderpal S. Pal was born in Punjab, India in 1967 and grew up in London, England. He lived in Calgary, Alberta, from 1980-fall 2004 when he relocated to Vancouver. Pal obtained a B.Sc. in biochemistry from the University of Calgary and has worked in laboratory research and medical sales. |
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Poetry
Pappaji Wrote Poetry in a Language I Cannot Read: Poems
Toronto: TSAR, 1998.
9th floor PS8581 .A44 P36 1998
Publisher's Synopsis
The poems in this book form a narrative whole that leaps between past and present, between childhood and adulthood, and between languages. Issues of cross-cultural politics and relationships are addressed, and loss across generations and migrations across continents. All of this is entwined with the search for the poet-father and the attempt to come to terms with the past.
Awards and Honours
1999 Henry Kreisel Award (Alberta Book Award)--Best first book (Winner) |
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Poetry
Pulse: Poems
Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2002.
9th floor PS8581 .A44 P84 2002
Publisher's Synopsis
Pulse is a collection of love poems, about the sharing of stories and the sharing of our discovered selves; about those moments in our lives that we cling to, then draw upon as we "strive for fabric and texture" in our lives. With echoes of Ondaatje and Wah, Pal's magical, ringing voice sings intimate. These are sensual poems; explorations of "the pulse in fingertips." Pulse is a mature, sophisticated collection from one of our truest poets.
Awards and Honours
2002 Stephan G. Stephannson Award for Poetry (Alberta Book Award)(Nominated)
2003 City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize (Shortlisted) |
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