 | We Are What We Mourn: The Contemporary English-Canadian Elegy Subjects: Elegiac poetry Canadian (English) -- History and criticism; Canadian poetry (English) -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Canadian poetry (English) -- 21st century -- History and criticism; Mourning customs in literature; Grief in literature; Death; The first book on the Canadian poetic elegy challenges all previous ideas about the purpose of mourning. Priscila Uppal was born in Ottawa, Canada on October 30, 1974. She was a poet, novelist, and playwright. She wrote collections of poetry, two novels, and a short story collection. Her collections of poetry included How to Draw Blood from a Stone, Confessions of a Fertility Expert, Pretending to Die, Ontological Necessities, Sabotage, and On Second Thought. Her novels included The Divine Economy of Salvation and To Whom It May Concern. Her plays included 6 Essential Questions and What Linda Said. She taught literature and creative writing at York University in Toronto. She died after a long battle with synovial sarcoma on September 5, 2018 at the age of 43. (Bowker Author Biography) |
