Synopses & Reviews
Winner of the 2012 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama.
After learning of the death of her former husband, Margaret begins to unearth the blissful and painful memories of their marriage, all through the lens of Wallace Stevens's poem "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird." Bold and poetic, It Is Solved by Walking is an intimate portrait of a writer making her way back to poetry one step at a time.
Synopsis
Bold and poetic. Winner of the 2012 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama.
Synopsis
When Margaret learns of her ex-husband's death, she begins a journey through her past. Told through the lens of Wallace Stevens poem Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird,” the subject of her uncompleted thesis, Margaret evokes beautiful, ordinary and painful memories. An intimate portrait of a writer making her way back to poetry one step at a time.
About the Author
Catherine Banks is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Governor Generals Literary Award for Drama for Bone Cage in 2008 and It Is Solved by Walking in 2012. In 2008, she received Nova Scotias Established Artist Award. Catherine lives and writes in Samboro, Nova Scotia.