The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2009 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1926639030 ISBN 13: 9781926639031

Publisher: Tightrope Books, Inc., 2009

Synopsis

Culled from Canadian literary magazines and journals published in 2008, this collection of 50 poems is a handpicked selection of the best representations of the vibrant Canadian poetry scene. This distinguished volume offers both a convenient introduction to contemporary poets in Canada and a collectible yearbook for seasoned poetry readers, distilled by the esteemed editorial tastes of a new guest editor—an award-winning poet—and an accomplished poetry editor. Featured poets include Margaret Atwood, Anne Compton, Don McKay, P. K. Page, John Steffler, and Jan Zwicky.

About this title

About the Author:

A. F. Moritz is an American-born poet well-established in the Canadian poetry scene.

He is the recipient of the Arts and Letters Award and fellowships from the Canada Council, Guggenheim Foundation, and Ingram Merrill Foundation. He teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Toronto. He has also translated books by Ludwig Zeller including In the Country of the Antipodes and The Ghost’s Tattoos. He lives in Toronto, Ontario. Molly Peacock is the author of six volumes of poetry, including The Second Blush and Cornucopia. She is a contributing editor of the Literary Review of Canada and a faculty mentor at Spalding University. Her writing has appeared in such publications as the Globe and Mail, the New Yorker, and the Paris Review. Her nonfiction book The Paper Garden was nominated for the BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Review:

“This would be an excellent book for the academic and the casual poetry fan who wants to dust off the rust in their CanLit poetry ligaments.”  —Broken Pencil

“If poems outside Moritz’s personal aesthetic are understandably absent, the chosen fifty, presented alphabetically from Atwood to Zwicky, are in no way devoid of delights, and my notes record many remarkable moments."  —Rover Arts

“The collection is a unique glimpse at a diversity of poets, from Ottawa’s David O’Meara to Margaret Atwood to the revered P. K. Page.”  —Ottawa (x)press

About this edition

• Publisher: Tightrope Books, Inc.
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1926639030
• ISBN 13: 9781926639031
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 156
• Editor: Mortiz A. F., Peacock Molly