About the Book Frescoes

... captures the force of travels - be they climbing expeditions in the Alps or encounters with artists in museums, cathedrals, cemeteries, books. At once vibrant and meditative, these collected pieces explore how travel releases from emptiness and closure so that life may burn once more intensely at home..

About the Author Liliane Welch
Liliane Welch (1937- ) is a Canadian poet. Borealis has published six books of her poetry: "This Numinous Bond" (2003), "Unlearning Ice" (2001), "The Rock's Stillness" (1999), "Frescoes" (1998), "Fidelities" (1997), and Assailing Beats" (1979). She co-authored two volumes of criticism on modern French poetry, and published a book of essays, "Seismographs" (1988). Her writings are included in anthologies and translated into other languages. She taught at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick.

Also by the Author This Numinous Bond (2003)
Unlearning Ice (2001)
Rock's Stillness (1999)
Fidelities (1998)