Kategoria BISAC: Poetry >> Canadian - General

Part of a series of books of poetry on dream and its relation to actuality, Dreamwork is an exploration of the then and there, here and now, of landscapes and inscapes over time. The poems explore past, present, and future in places from Canada through New Jersey, New York, and New England to England and Europe as part of the speaker's journey. A typology of home and displacement, of natural beauty and industrial scars unfold in the movement of the book.

In the more than half century since his first book of poems was published, Leonard Cohen has evolved into an international cult figure who transcends genres and generations. This anthology contains a cross section of his five decades of influential work, including such legendary songs as "Suzanne," "Sisters of Mercy," "Bird on the Wire," "Famous Blue Raincoat," and "I'm Your Man" and searingly memorable poems from his many acclaimed poetry...

Hope. Love. Longing. Fear. Anger. Pain. Despair.

These are the emotions that unify all human beings regardless of race, culture, country, or social standing. This poetic anthology is a self examination by the author of how she experiences these emotions in her own life, which serves as an example for our own suffering. Are we all doomed to feel these emotions in these stages or is it more like a circle, with hope leading to despair and back to hope again?

Like the sinking of the Titanic, the loss of the author was a tragedy, especially for someone who brought so much happiness to all...

The career of Eli Mandel (1922-1992) was one of the most prolific and distinguished in all of Canadian literature, yet in recent years his work has gone unsung compared with that of such peers as Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen, Robert Kroetsch, Irving Layton, and P.K. Page. Though he was a critic, anthologist, and editor of national prominence, Mandel's legacy resides most securely in his poetry, which earned many accolades.

From Room to Room: The Poetry of Eli Mandel presents thirty-five of Mandel's best poems written over four decades, from the 1950s to the 1980s. The...

"Springtime Heart" is a collection of poems written over more than forty years, chronicling one woman's life through her observations on love and relationships, family and home and the natural world.

Growing up in rural Ontario, Myrna Broadley dreamed of living near the water, with a view of the waves and the sky. The girl became a woman, wife and mother, and realized her dream.

On Georgian Bay she found that spot of personal paradise. She marveled at the sights and sounds of the changing seasons; the fl uttering of wings at her birdfeeder; and the rainbow of colours she'd planted in...

Everyone experiences many moods and feelings throughout their lives. Mary Jane Hill has had her share of the roller coaster of life, and so she writes from her experiences. Her new collection of poetry, "Andagift," will inspire the depressed, calm the weary, and amuse the forlorn. It is filled with unique and quirky takes on a fairly normal life.

Mary Jane has lived, loved, and learned a lot about life. As a daughter, sister, wife, mother, hard worker, and friend, she expresses her feelings and illustrates events of everyday life through poetry. In "Andagift," she shares her highly...