In the Beggarly Style of Imitation Gerry Rasmussen pointing to the world around

pointing to the world around us and saying

contemplative directness tinged with the fierce integrity of one who has lived the experience

-Jim Barber

In riffs that are sharp

—rob mclennan

In the Beggarly Style of Imitation Gerry Rasmussen pointing to the world aroundDescription Born on the twin backs of torpidity and obsession, In the Beggarly Style of Imitation is a voyage into the mind of one of the Canadian literary undergrounds most unruly writers. Equal parts tribute to the historical genesis of the novel and the well trodden subject of love, the exercises of imitation contained in this collection offer a brief survey through the illustrious forms and genres of literary expression: epistolary, aphorism,