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Civil Elegies is Dennis Lee's uncompromising exploration of citizenship, both Canadian and human. Eli Mandel has called Civil Elegies one of the most important contemporary books of poetry in our country. It was the winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry in 1972. This edition features a new introduction by noted academic Nick Mount, who places this important collection in the context of Canadian literature and Lee s career.

"A rich collection of poetic images from a debut author." - "Kirkus Reviews"

Meditative, playful and strange, the poems in "Counterfeit Skin" blend three distinct identities.

There are observational poems, deeply aware of lineage and history, friendship and family, travel and inhabitance, and the struggle to be a self tugged in many directions. Then there are poems by an often awestruck lover, who spurs the imagination on to confess love as a cephalopod but also fears what's unsayable in love, what love forgets to say until it's too late. Finally, there are poems that marvel at...

Autumn on Pender The blueberry bushes have turned a deep red, The maples, a golden hue, And rays from the sun cast their warm, mellow light, On the sparkle of morning dew. The roadside resembles a rich fall bouquet, A feast for the travelling eye, And my heart vibrates to the thrill of the morn, As I go meandering by.

Like a well loved song, the cadence of words in rhyme find their way into the heart, invoking feelings and emotions. Whether the poem is about nature, about joy or despair, about relationships or personal revelations, Heartdates II provides a link that connects us all....

"In An Artist's Model and Other Poems, " preferring to portray his model-a woman with whom he has fallen in love-in words rather than in paint, author David J. Murray off ers an extended hymn of praise to her, expressing unresolved yearning throughout.

Following a prologue setting the scene, he presents her with four gifts, each consisting of a set of twelve poems. Th e fi rst set of poems describes what it's like spending Christmas without her; the second set of poems compares her to the Greek goddess Athena; the third set of poems likens her to a ballerina; and the fourth set of...

"In An Artist's Model and Other Poems, " preferring to portray his model-a woman with whom he has fallen in love-in words rather than in paint, author David J. Murray off ers an extended hymn of praise to her, expressing unresolved yearning throughout.

Following a prologue setting the scene, he presents her with four gifts, each consisting of a set of twelve poems. Th e fi rst set of poems describes what it's like spending Christmas without her; the second set of poems compares her to the Greek goddess Athena; the third set of poems likens her to a ballerina; and the fourth set of...

This new collection of poetry and prose by author MJR offers raw and honest insight into the poet's thoughts. In a no-holds-barred journey that ranges from the serious and solemn to the unexpected and provocative, the poet exposes personal feelings and emotions through life experiences. From the melancholy "Sorrow" to the introspective "Weep Not, For Me," the pieces in this collection capture the emotions of each unique situation.

I Can't Hear What You're Saying... seeks not only to invoke emotional responses like laughter and tears, but also provoke introspection, that we may find our...

This new collection of poetry and prose by author MJR offers raw and honest insight into the poet's thoughts. In a no-holds-barred journey that ranges from the serious and solemn to the unexpected and provocative, the poet exposes personal feelings and emotions through life experiences. From the melancholy "Sorrow" to the introspective "Weep Not, For Me," the pieces in this collection capture the emotions of each unique situation.

I Can't Hear What You're Saying... seeks not only to invoke emotional responses like laughter and tears, but also provoke introspection, that we may find our...

Stania Slahor's "reverberations: collage of dreams" presents a collection of verse that covers a lifetime of poetic musing. Some of her poems describe in scintillating imagery life on the ocean along the Mexican coast where she winters. In other poems, she captures the traumatic and heartwarming memories of growing up in wartime Bohemia through her attention to poetic detail and communing with nature. Throughout reverberations, Slahor eloquently expresses a distillation of love and loss, finding solace in the rhythms of the sea and stars.

In this, her third volume of poetry, her imagery...