Peter Christensen

Christensen's work is thought provoking, passionate and open. He often draws on his experiences and adventures in Western Canada's wilderness. His latest book, Winter Range, is stylistically innovative, imbued with extraordinary imagery, and thematically challenging, this new collection from one of Canada's premiere poets demonstrates how vital the poet's craft still is in our time. George Woodcock, writing in BC BookWorld said Christensen's poems "are serene exercises in imagism. Extraordinary power of evoking the western mountains."

Christensen's presentations of stories and poetry range from the hilarious to the sublime to the serious. He is always thought provoking and entertaining. Peter's work has been published in many anthologies, writing journals and magazines. He has given readings of his work across Canada, the American west and Texas. Peter has developed a successful Writing and Communications Consulting business. He lives near Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia and continues to work as a backcountry Park Ranger during the summer and early fall.

 

Selected Publications
Hail Storm (Thistledown Press, M&S,, 1977, 1976, 1988) ISBN 0-920066-09-7
Rig Talk (Thistledown Press, Polestar Books, 1981, 1998) ISBN 0-920066-35-6
To Die Ascending (Thistledown Press,1988, 1998) ISBN 0-920633-52-8

Stalking Place: Poems Beyond Borders, (Hawk Press, New Mexico, 1988)

Sierra Sacrament, (Hawk Press, New Mexico, 1990)
I Came Upon a Bear (Hawk Press, New Mexico, 1998)
Canyon Shadow, Stones (Performance Poetry) (self, 1992)
Canyon Shadow, Animals (Performance Poetry) (self, 1993)

Winter Range, (Thistledown Press, Saskatchewan, 2001)

 

Selected Anthologies
Storm Warning II
Fresh Tracks Writing the Western Landscape
In The Clear: Contemporary Canadian Poetry

Ride Off Any Horizon, NeWest Press, 1983 ISBN 0- 920316-82-4

Ride Off Any Horizon 2, Ne West Press, 1987 ISBN 0-920897-17-7

 

Books in Print
Christensen, Peter

Winter Range, Poetry (Thistledown Press, Saskatchewan, 2001) ISBN1-894345-23-1
To Die Ascending (Thistledown Press,1988, 1998) ISBN 3: 0-920633-52-8 bound, 0-920633-53-6 pbk, 1-895449-84-7

Peter Christensen Box 430, Radium Hot Springs, B.C. V0A 1M0 phone:(250) 347 9029 fax: (250) 347 9292
christen@rockies.net

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