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Relative to Wind

On Sailing, Craft, and Community
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A lingering, long-haul collection of writing about sailing for readers of Julietta Singh and Kyo Maclear. In Relative to Wind, Phoebe Wang delivers a poetic rendering of her decade-long journey of learning to sail and a deep dive into what it means to be a newcomer... Read More
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"A lingering, long-haul collection of writing about sailing for readers of Julietta Singh and Kyo Maclear."--Provided by publisher.

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A lingering, long-haul collection of writing about sailing for readers of Julietta Singh and Kyo Maclear.

In Relative to Wind, Phoebe Wang delivers a poetic rendering of her decade-long journey of learning to sail and a deep dive into what it means to be a newcomer to an old tradition. From working alongside crewmates in tempestuous conditions to becoming an avid racer and organiser to drafting a wistful love letter to a Wayfarer dinghy while examining the loose tether between sailing and a creative life, Wang delivers a book for sailors and would-be sailors that is thoughtful and surprising at every tack.

A thoughtful, illuminating look at life away from land. Kirkus

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781738009824

Publisher: Assembly Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 November 2024

Country: Canada

Imprint: Assembly Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 280

About the Author

Phoebe Wang is a first-generation Chinese-Canadian who lives and sails in Toronto, Canada. She is the author of the poetry collections Admission Requirements (M&S, 2017), shortlisted for the Gerald Lambert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Trillium Book Award, and Waking Occupations (M&S, 2022), and her fiction and nonfiction have been widely published. She is an adjunct professor and mentor in the University of Toronto Creative Writing MA program.

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