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Written in precise and lyrical prose, this striking novella follows affluent young men and women, with all the freedom in the world, who somehow feel trapped by their silence even though they have much to say--if not to each other, then to themselves.

In this new collection of taut lyric poems, the poet engages the living and the dead through a bird's-eye view--a normal world in all its surreality, brilliantly seen by one of the country's most individual men of letters.

Washing in other people's showers is a common human experience, mundane on the surface but riveting once people realize that another person's shower is not only a physical place, but a state of mind. And that is what happens in these nine stories--readers enter other people's showers and thus, other people's lives.

An extraordinary poem written by the winner of the Governor General's Award for poetry, this extended verse is presented in surreal tandem with brilliant full-color collages as it follows Tuco, the parrot sage who acts as every person's alter ego and pulse for their intellect.

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Showcasing the career of John Livingstone Clark, these poems, while rooted in real experience and in the landscape, move with an insightful and surreal vision through the worlds of art and music, the individual psyche and faith--and back again. In a collection that covers more than 20 years of publishing, readers will discover what poetry was meant to be.

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From the crowds of Toronto's Danforth to the stillness of Manitoulin Island, Bruce Meyer's fifth collection of poems tells of the journeys we make toward that world beyond language--where love is not merely an expression but the purpose of all existence.

A book of poems for justified sinners and reprobates alike, this collection of poetry, written by a Justice of the Ontario Court, offers insights on the act of court room sentencing and explores mercy and tolerance strained by wisdom.

Grand in scope and originality, these tales of taxi drivers, bums, and the lonely are told in a prose that is straightforward and deeply felt. The numerous characters have their eyes and ears tuned into a world that, although crumbling, is bursting with feeling, all of which highlights both the grit and the tenderness of city life.

Political cartoonists have the ability to capture the great events and powerful feelings of the people in a humorous manner. David Annesley was one of the greatest literary caricaturists of all time, a man with a tremendous influence on all cartoonists that followed. The Annesley Drawings is a collection of 50 of his best drawings, each capturing his unparalleled ability to draw the leaders of his era. This collection will interest anyone with...

This compelling collection of poems deconstructs ordinary visions, reassembling mundane experiences and perspectives and exploring the importance of life, goodness, and poetry.

Her ascent to the top of the literary world is well known. Now you can enjoy the great works of this formidable writer in The Poetry of Gwendolyn MacEwen, Volume Two: The Later Years. Readers will gain a solid understanding of MacEwen's works, as these poems represent her strongest poetic voice, developed from years of writing. Her unique voice is both playful and melancholy, all the while being a daring addition to her genre. This book is a g...

Her poetry is both groundbreaking and unforgettable. Now you can enjoy the powerful first works of this poet in The Poetry of Gwendolyn MacEwen, Volume One: The Early Years. These poems show the beginnings of a poetic style that inspired other poets and amazed readers for years. Her poetic voice is in turns playful, melancholy and daring, this is a must-read for all fans of MacEwen and poetry lovers that want an introduction to this important ...

There are many truths in life we know of but fail to acknowledge because they cause too much pain. It is these dark places that Patrick Lane, one of Canada's most important writers, tackles in Mortal Remains. These poems will take readers deep into their own psyches and force them to examine issues close to the bone - if not close to the heart. This book is a must-read for poetry fans unfamiliar with Lane's haunting works.

With sharp characterization and humor, this novel tells the story of Sam Keitzer, art restorer, husband, and father of two who has lost his balance to a strain of the flu. The tranquillizer Ativan and a few days rest do nothing for him, while his self-prescribed cure--a mix of sexual desire and good intentions--precipitates his fall.

This compelling work borders on psychopathological tragedy, exploring a world in which the act of writing itself is seen as a landscape for the liberation of fantasies, a place where characters create their own existence, emerging into a deformed suffering world.

This poetry collection explores the concept that heaven is not merely a vision or an aspiration, nor is it just an incomplete metaphor. Heaven is the highest form of irony, what goes unsaid in everything that is loved.

A gothic black comedy in dramatic form, this book tells the story of Latimer Davenport, an inept son of the Toronto establishment, sent out to do farm labor and learn about life the hard way. Along the way, he encounters train wrecks, fraud, miserly farmers, crime, murder, incest, suicide, fog, arson, brawls, blizzards, tramps, alcoholism, and insanity--and love.

These poems speak plainly about common matters: how apples look hanging on a tree in winter, or how white buildings seem to haunt a traveller driving through Saskatchewan. Their range of tones, though, is uncommonly wide--celebratory for a young farmer and his horse strutting around a country fair show ring, ironically regretful for a father's bungled death, or raucous for the last Toronto performance of the great fan-dancer, Sally Rand. A sur...