The Poetry Of Gwendolyn Macewen: Volume 1 (Picas Reprint Edition)
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The Early Years – Volume 1
With an introduction by Margaret Atwood.
Edited by Margaret Atwood and Barry Callaghan.
“Gwendolyn MacEwen’s Selected Poems traces “the bright trajectory of he early verse, followed by the astonishingly rapid development and exfoliation of her talent. In these poems her range and craft, her poetic strength and intelligence, speak for themselves. Over the years she created, in a remarkably short time, a complete and diverse poetic universe and a powerful and unique voice, by turns playful, extravagant, melancholy, daring and profound.” —Margaret Atwood
Poetry, reprint edition; 1993 • 4.25 x 7 inches • PB 172 pages • 978-1-55096-543-8
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More and more, Gwendolyn MacEwen — who died in 1987 — looms up as the important poet of her generation. She was a virtuoso, her poems ranging from simple lyric statements through nostalgic comedy to deeply worrying political meditations. Her images were mesmeric.
Born in Toronto in 1941, she published eleven books of poems, translations, and poetic dramas. She was also the author of several works of fiction. She received the Governor General’s Award for poetry twice.
Margaret Atwood has written an incisive introduction. She and Barry Callaghan have edited the poetry into two volumes, The Early Years and The Later Years.
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