On Not Losing My Father's Ashes in the Flood

• On Not Losing My Father's Ashes in the Floodwonthe Governor General's Literary Award for poetry

In his final years, Richard Harrison's father suffered from a form of dementia, but he died without ever forgetting the poems he had memorized as a student and had taught to Richard as a child.

• How Richard Harrison wrote a poem for his father and won a Governor General's Literary Award

In 2013, the poet feared his father's ashes had been lost in the flood water that ravaged Albertacrisis that would become the inciting event and central theme of this collection. Combining elements of memoir, elegy, lyrical essay and personal correspondence with appreciations of literary works ranging from haiku to comic books, Richard Harrison has written a book of great intellectual depth that is as generous as it is enchanting. (FromWolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd.)

• Why Richard Harrison's highest and lowest points were right beside each other

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