{"product_id":"new-selected-poems-of-david-waltner-toews-9781987986174","title":"New \u0026 Selected Poems of David Waltner-Toews","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the third volume of the Lyrik Poetry Series, honouring Canada's foremost Mennonite poets, CMU Press presents the highly varied and entertaining poetry, past and present, of Dr. David Waltner-Toews, who is also a scientist, veterinarian, humourist, and mystery writer. Including an introduction by editor Nathan Dueck and an afterword by the poet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Waltner-Toews is a Canadian epidemiologist, essayist, poet, fiction writer, and veterinarian. A Professor Emeritus at University of Guelph, he was founding president of Veterinarians without Borders-Canada. In 2022, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of Feces, Eat the Beetles! An Exploration into Our Conflicted Relationship with Insects, On Pandemics, \u003c\/i\u003e and the memoir \u003ci\u003eA Conspiracy of Chickens.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathan Dueck, editor of the Lyrik Poetry Series, is the author of three collections of poetry, \u003ci\u003eking's(mere)\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), \u003ci\u003ehe'll\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and \u003ci\u003eA Very Special Episode\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). Raised in Manitoba, he did his BA and MA in English at University of Manitoba, and in 2009 received his doctorate from University of Calgary. He now lives in Cranbook, BC, and teaches English and Creative Writing at College of the Rockies. His next book is the creative memoir, \u003ci\u003e1979-\u003c\/i\u003e, expected in fall 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cmu Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51175427834130,"sku":"9781987986174","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eb86cb69-febc-4636-af79-52a9d54b1165.jpg?v=1744291347","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/new-selected-poems-of-david-waltner-toews-9781987986174","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}