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from: Raincoast Books, Polestar
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811
EAN: 9781551927770
ISBN: 1551927772
Label: Raincoast Books, Polestar
Manufacturer: Raincoast Books, Polestar
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 380
Publication Date: June 30, 2005
Publisher: Raincoast Books, Polestar
Sales Rank: 1496047
Studio: Raincoast Books, Polestar
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Product Description:
A survey of Canadian poetic form, with hundreds of examples past and present, In Fine Form features the work of Robert Service, Margaret Atwood, Molly Peacock, Leonard Cohen, George Elliott Clarke, and other noted poets. Canada’s “form poetry” arises from the country’s distinct geography and cultural mix, with subjects ranging from physical work like farming and fishing, to the French influence, to more timeless natural and abstract themes. This anthology, beginning in the 16th century, is arranged by sections, one for each form, with a brief introduction to that form’s conventions and variations. The poems in each section appear chronologically (by birth date of poet) to show historical and modern examples that showcase the best the country has produced.
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