Witness : Selected Poems 1962-2010
by
Patrick Lane
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1550175084
ISBN-13
9781550175080
Publisher
Harbour Publishing
Imprint
Harbour Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 11th, 2010
Print length
96 Pages
Weight
149 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.20 x 0.50 cms
Product Classification:
Poetry
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"Lane is a poet . . . of the individual, hard-hitting poem; like physical blows, he wields his pieces like small threats of intense beauty." --Globe and Mail
"One of the few poets who can leave you not just shaken, but shaking." --Vancouver Sun
"One of the few poets who can leave you not just shaken, but shaking." --Vancouver Sun
Patrick Lane is one of Canada''s pre-eminent poets, winner of numerous awards, including the Governor General''s Award for Poetry, the Canadian Authors Association Award, the Lieutenant Governor''s Award for Literary Excellence and three National Magazine Awards. His distinguished career spans forty-five years and twenty-four volumes of poetry as well as award-winning books of fiction and non-fiction.
Witness is the only volume to cover the breadth of Lane''s career and gather up the finest of his work--from early poems penned during his literary beginnings to new poems written at the height of his career. Fierce, piercing, and unflinchingly honest, Lane explores the darker side of human nature and desire even as he looks to the future with a hopeful eye, for "even among words/there are bright seeds hidden . . ."
This striking volume is required reading, not only for fans of Patrick Lane''s work, but for poetry lovers and Canadian literature enthusiasts everywhere.
Witness is the only volume to cover the breadth of Lane''s career and gather up the finest of his work--from early poems penned during his literary beginnings to new poems written at the height of his career. Fierce, piercing, and unflinchingly honest, Lane explores the darker side of human nature and desire even as he looks to the future with a hopeful eye, for "even among words/there are bright seeds hidden . . ."
This striking volume is required reading, not only for fans of Patrick Lane''s work, but for poetry lovers and Canadian literature enthusiasts everywhere.
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