Sharon H. Nelson

Sharon H. Nelson's nine books of poems and her essays, plays, and political analyses focus on feminist, Jewish, and social justice themes. Her poems examine spiritual hunger, cultural identity, and human mortality, and celebrate the capacity of language to bond relationships and sustain communities. "Nelson is the real item. She can convince you that poetry is not dead – that it is still a voice in culture and social change." [Gaetan Charlebois, Mirror]

Selected Publications
A Broken Vessel. (Delta Canada, 1972) ISBN 0-919162-28-2.
Sayings of My Fathers. (Menard, 1972) ISBN 9034000-00-6.
Seawreck. (Fiddlehead, 1973) ISBN 0-919197-25-6.
Blood Poems. (Fiddlehead, 1978) ISBN 0-920110-15-0.
Bemused, Branded, and Belittled: Women and Writing in Canada. (Fireweed15, December 1982).

Problem Solving & Computer Programming (Addison Wesley,1982) ISBN 0-210-02460-8
Mad Women & Crazy Ladies. (Sunken Forum, 1983) ISBN 0-920208-12-6.
The Work of Our Hands. (Muses' Co., 1992) 0-919754-42-2.
Grasping Men's Metaphors. (Muses' Co., 1993) ISBN 0-919754-50-3.
Family Scandals. (Muses' Co., 1994) ISBN 0919754-45-7
Book Ends. (above/ground press, 1995) ISBN 0-9699636-0-2.

Packaging: The Purim Papers (Metonymy, 2000) ISBN 0-9686918-0-3

How The Soup Gets Made (Over The Moon, 2001)ISBN 0-9684083-4-6
This Flesh These Words (Ekstasis Editions, 2002) ISBN 1-894800-06-0

 

Selected Anthologies
Crosscut, ed. VanToorn & Norris. (Véhicule Press, 1982).

Essential Words (Oberon,1985) ISBN 887505767
The Other Language, ed. Farkas. (Muses' Co., 1989).

Kitchen Talk (Red Deer,1992) ISBN 0-889995-091-1
Jerusalem, ed. Mayne and Rotchin. (Véhicule Press, 1996).

At Our Core: Women Writing About Power (Papier Mache,1998) ISBN 1-57601-007-4

 

Books in Print
Nelson, Sharon

Family Scandals, Poetry and Prose (Muses' Co., 1994) ISBN 0-919754-45-7.
Grasping Men's Metaphors, Poetry (Muses' Co., 1993) ISBN 0-919754-50-3.
The Work of Our Hands, Poetry (Muses' Co., 1992) ISBN 0-919754-43-0 ; 0-919754-42-2.

Packaging: The Purim Papers, Poetry and Midrash (Metonymy, 2000) ISBN 0-9686918-0-3
This Flesh These Words (Ekstasis Editions, 2002) ISBN 1-894800-06-0

 

 

Sharon Nelson,
Sharon.Nelson@sympatico.ca

http://www3.sympatico.ca/sharon.nelson

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