"Jim Christy has travelled widely, reported on various wars and conflicts, discovered the legendary lost city of Olancho Viejo in the jungles of Honduras, lived in a remote native village in Brazil's Amazon, been a bit-part actor in dozens of movies and TV episodes, contributed segments about the classics of literature to CBC Radio. He performs poetry with a jazz and blues band, and the list of the jobs he's held, including private eye, reads like a parody of the genre. Christy has published thirteen books and has two more due out in 1998. His writing has been highly praised by the likes of Charles Bukowski, George Woodcock, and John Hersey. Way back in 1972, reviewing his first book, June Callwood called Jim Christy one of the best writers in Canada. The irony is that "one of the best writers in Canada" is also one of the least known. Books in Canada magazine suggested two reasons for this curious situation. The first is that Christy's many interests defeat attempts at categorization; the second being that those same interests don't leave time for him to be a literary careerist. Jim Christy is a poet, writer and sculptor who lives in Gibson's, British Columbia. He has written books on many topics, from boxing to eccentric homes and gardens. Among his many books are the recent Strange Sites: Uncommon Homes and Gardens (Harbour), The Sunnyside of the Deathhouse (Ekstasis Editions) and The Buk Book: Musings on Charles Bukowski (ECW). He has travelled and written about many troubled spots in the world, among them Soweto, Nicaragua, El Salvador. His sculptures have been exhibited in many solo and group shows around the world. As an adventurer and traveller he has discovered a lost Mayan "City of Gold." He occasionally performs his poetry with a jazz/blues band." [Ekstasis Editions, 1997]