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It is also smaller in trim size, but longer. This is a book designed to be carried around by readers and read outdoors in nature.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA MAJOR U.K. AND INTERNATIONAL AUTHOR:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eRobert Macfarlane is a major literary and cultural figure in the U.K. His writings on environmental topics are frequently featured in the Guardian and Granta. He is a regular presence on television and hosted an adaptation of his book The Wild Places on BBC’s The Natural World. His travel book The Old Ways was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and Philip Pullman named it one of his best books of 2012. 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Crafted with the same tenderness as its sibling.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Shelf Awareness","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"The Lost Spells is a beautiful collection of poems and illustrations that evokes the magic of the everyday natural world.","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2020-10-27","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"The Lost Spells is a beautiful collection of poems and illustrations that evokes the magic of the everyday natural world.","Width":"4.76","WidthCode":"in"}
The Lost Spells
The Lost Spells is a beautiful collection of poems and illustrations that evokes the magic of the everyday natural world.
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Heighton was also a fiction reviewer for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e. He lived in Kingston, Ontario. In 2021, Wolfe Island Records released an album of his songs, \u003cem\u003eThe Devil’s Share\u003c\/em\u003e. To listen, visit \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wolfeislandrecords.com\/stevenheighton\"\u003ewww.wolfeislandrecords.com\/stevenheighton\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"POETRY \/ Subjects \u0026amp; Themes \/ General","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"POETRY \/ Canadian \/ General","BISACSubject_0":"POE023000","BISACSubject_1":"POE011000","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTEVEN HEIGHTON\u003c\/strong\u003e (1961-2022)’s most recent books were the novel \u003cem\u003eThe Nightingale Won’t Let You Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e (Hamish Hamilton, 2017), the Governor General’s Literary Award–winning poetry collection \u003cem\u003eThe Waking Comes Late \u003c\/em\u003e(House of Anansi Press, 2016), and the memoir \u003cem\u003eReaching Mithymna\u003c\/em\u003e (Biblioasis, 2020), which was a finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction. He was also the author of the novel \u003cem\u003eAfterlands\u003c\/em\u003e, which was published in six countries, was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editor’s Choice, and was a “best of year” selection from ten publications in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. The novel was optioned for film by Pall Grimsson. His other poetry collections include \u003cem\u003eThe Ecstasy of Skeptics\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Address Book\u003c\/em\u003e. His fiction and poetry have been translated into ten languages, have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books, Tin House, Poetry, Brick, \u003c\/em\u003ethe \u003cem\u003eIndependent, \u003c\/em\u003ethe \u003cem\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and The Walrus Magazine, among others; have been internationally anthologized in \u003cem\u003eBest English Stories, Best American Poetry, The Minerva Book of Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBest American Mystery Stories\u003c\/em\u003e; and have won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry, the Gerald Lampert Award, the K. M. Hunter Award, the P. K. Page Founders’ Award, the Petra Kenney Prize, the Air Canada Award, and four gold National Magazine Awards. In addition, Heighton was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Trillium Book Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Journey Prize, the Moth Prize, and Britain’s W. H. Smith Award. Heighton was also a fiction reviewer for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e. He lived in Kingston, Ontario. In 2021, Wolfe Island Records released an album of his songs, \u003cem\u003eThe Devil’s Share\u003c\/em\u003e. To listen, visit \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wolfeislandrecords.com\/stevenheighton\"\u003ewww.wolfeislandrecords.com\/stevenheighton\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Heighton, Steven (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis collection of new and previously published poems by Steven Heighton, author of the Governor General’s Literary Award winner \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Waking Comes Late\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, showcases a defining lyric poet of his generation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelected Poems 1983–2020\u003c\/em\u003e is Steven Heighton’s seventh volume of poetry and the first since his Governor General’s Literary Award–winning collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Waking Comes Late\u003c\/em\u003e. Incorporating a grouping of previously unpublished poetry and a selection of key poems from his six previous acclaimed collections, this timely volume showcases a generational talent whose work has been described by critics as “exhilarating,” “genuine,” and “arrestingly beautiful.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeighton’s debut collection, \u003cem\u003eStalin’s Carnival\u003c\/em\u003e,won the Gerald Lampert Award for Best First Book of Poetry in 1990. Subsequent books, which include bestselling novels, essays, and critical writings, confirmed Heighton as an exciting and important voice in Canadian letters. Heighton’s poetry is recognised for its technical skill and musicality, its erudition, and its empathy and unvarnished emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487007379","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487007379\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","NumberOfPages":"224","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePREVIOUS COLLECTION WON THE GOVERNOR GENERAL’S LITERARY AWARD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Steven Heighton’s previous poetry collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Waking Comes Late\u003c\/em\u003e, received the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry, among other acclaim. This return to poetry after five years will get a lot of buzz.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eACCLAIMED AUTHOR IN MANY FORMS AND GENRES:\u003c\/strong\u003eApart from his award-winning and highly acclaimed poetry collections, Steven Heighton is also the author of several works of fiction, including the novels \u003cem\u003eAfterland\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Nightingale Won’t Let You Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e. As well, he is the author of the forthcoming Groundwood picture book \u003cem\u003eThe Stray and the Stranger\u003c\/em\u003e based on his experience helping refugees in Greece. Heighton’s wide variety of writing can bring him attention far beyond what a poet normally garners.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST SELECTED WORK FROM ONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED CONTEMPORARY POETS:\u003c\/strong\u003e As an internationally prominent poet with many acclaimed collections, Heighton is well positioned for a work of selected poems. Previous Anansi selected poetry collections like A. F. Moritz’s \u003cem\u003eThe Sparrow\u003c\/em\u003e and Michael Crummey’s \u003cem\u003eLittle Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e have brought new attention to the poets and sparked reassessments and retrospectives of their careers up to that point, and we expect Heighton’s collection to do the same for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePREVIOUS MEDIA ATTENTION FOR STEVEN HEIGHTON:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wiki.ezvid.com\/m\/11-poignant-books-from-exceptional-voices-in-modern-fiction-ZP6laov1KGXa0\"\u003e11 POIGNANT BOOKS FROM EXCELLENT WRITERS IN MODERN FICTION:\u003c\/a\u003e wiki.ezvid.com chooses \u003cem\u003eThe Nightingale Won’t Let You Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?v=PvOe6-EaXs0\"\u003eA-FRAME\u003c\/a\u003e: Katherine Leyton’s A-frame interview with Steven Heighton\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CRfDceioOLc\"\u003eSOME OTHER JUST ONES\u003c\/a\u003e: An animated short by Caroline O'Neill\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GnJ6vkJNyyc\"\u003eIF NOBODY CALLS, I'M GLAD\u003c\/a\u003e: An excerpt from a talk at Concordia, April 2011\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VC5GBVYXNLM\"\u003eWORDS ALOUD 2011\u003c\/a\u003e: Steven Heighton reads “Herself, Revised” and “Dream”\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/_pKIDAgFadU\"\u003eCROSSING THE BORDERS BETWEEN US: THE ETHICS OF INTERVENTION \u0026 RESISTANCE\u003c\/a\u003e: Steven Heighton reads. First delivered at Queen’s University, May 2011, then at the KCHC AGM, June 2011\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/thenextchapter\/2011\/04\/11\/guy-gavriel-kay-and-stephen-heighton\/\"\u003eTHE NEXT CHAPTER\u003c\/a\u003e: On CBC Radio, Guy Gavriel Kay and Steven Heighton discuss the encroachment of social media and its effect on the creative process\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Eco3985F0M8\"\u003eBOOKBITS\u003c\/a\u003e: Steven Heighton discusses his novel, \u003cem\u003eEvery Lost Country\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.authorsaloud.com\/fiction\/heighton.html\"\u003eAUTHORS ALOUD\u003c\/a\u003e: Steven Heighton reads from his novel, \u003cem\u003eAfterlands\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Description_for_R_0":"DREAM FRAGMENT\r\n\r\nIn those days the weather was jealous\r\nand would turn up at her house just to see\r\nwhat its cold winds could make of her face.\r\n\r\nAt her door she would be seen often\r\nspeaking to each of the seasons in turn\r\nthough with a marked preference\r\n(as many observed, and reported)\r\nfor winter\r\n\r\nwhich always stayed longest\r\nand left behind fading signs\r\nof its tenure aboveground.\r\n\r\nWho among us up here\r\nwouldn’t want his love, her love\r\nto carry a trace that clear, that\r\ncold, stoic and austere, withdrawing\r\nto regain itself, then resurging?\r\n\r\nWhat I wouldn’t do\r\nor undo (winter whispered\r\nin a voice akin to mine) to see\r\none more time what my touch\r\nmight make of your face.","OtherText_Previous_review_q_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW COPIES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eBooklist\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A generous collection of new and previously published poems by Steven Heighton, a defining lyricist of his generation.","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2021-04-06","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"A generous collection of new and previously published poems by Steven Heighton, a defining lyricist of his generation.","Width":"6","WidthCode":"in"}
Selected Poems 1983–2020
A generous collection of new and previously published poems by Steven Heighton, a defining lyricist of his generation.
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This is what we mean when we describe a work of art as being timeless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike the river they speak to, these poems return again and again to the same source in search of new ways to reconstruct what has been lost. Vermette suggests that it’s through language and the body ― particularly through language as it lives inside the body ― that a fragmented self might resurface as once again whole. This idea of breaking apart and coming back together is woven throughout the collection as the speaker contemplates the ongoing negotiation between the city, the land, and the water, and as she finds herself falling into trust with the ones she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVermette honours the river as a woman ― her destructive power and beauty, her endurance, and her stories. 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Here love is defined as a force of reclamation and repair in times of trauma, and trauma is understood to exist within all times. The poems are grounded in what feels like an eternal present, documenting moments of clarity that lift the speaker (and reader) out of the illusion of linear experience. This is what we mean when we describe a work of art as being timeless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike the river they speak to, these poems return again and again to the same source in search of new ways to reconstruct what has been lost. Vermette suggests that it’s through language and the body ― particularly through language as it lives inside the body ― that a fragmented self might resurface as once again whole. This idea of breaking apart and coming back together is woven throughout the collection as the speaker contemplates the ongoing negotiation between the city, the land, and the water, and as she finds herself falling into trust with the ones she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVermette honours the river as a woman ― her destructive power and beauty, her endurance, and her stories. These poems sing from a place where “words \/ transcend ceremony \/ into everyday” and “nothing \/ is inanimate.”\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Indigenous voices and postcolonial issues are rising to the fore, and it’s becoming increasingly crucial to recognize and give space to these voices.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Previous_review_q_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW COPIES\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eBooklist\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"These spare, imagistic poems live up to the words of the Vietnamese spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh, quoted in an epigraph: ‘If our hearts are big, we can be like the river.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_1":"A book that is at once deeply personal and politically charged.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Quill and Quire","OtherText_Review_2":"Vermette’s new collection is a strong follow-up to her Governor General’s Award-winning debut, 2012’s North End Love Songs.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Award–winning Métis poet and acclaimed novelist Katherena Vermette’s second collection, river woman, explores her relationship to nature.","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2018-09-25","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"Award–winning Métis poet and acclaimed novelist Katherena Vermette’s second collection, river woman, explores her relationship to nature.","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
river woman
Award–winning Métis poet and acclaimed novelist Katherena Vermette’s second collection, river woman, explores her relationship to nature.
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NDN Coping Mechanisms
The follow-up collection from Griffin Poetry Prize–winning poet Billy-Ray Belcourt is a provocative, powerful, and genre-bending new work.
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Intruder
In Intruder, acclaimed poet Bardia Sinaee explores with vivid and precise language themes of encroachment in contemporary life.
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Xanax Cowboy
This edgy, often darkly comedic long poem considers the romanticization of addiction and mental illness via the romanticization of the Wild West.
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The 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology
The prestigious and highly anticipated annual anthology of the best Canadian and international poetry from the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist.
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{"id":6813803937851,"title":"Unstable Neighbourhood Rabbit","handle":"unstable-neighbourhood-rabbit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOneiric, fabulist, hilarious, surreal. No single term seems to sufficiently contain Mikko Harvey’s delightful, cheeky, absurdist, inimitable debut poetry collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bomb and a raindrop make small talk as they fall through the air; a visit to the phlebotomist evolves into a nightmarish party; a boy notices himself turning into a piano key. Reading \u003ci\u003eUnstable Neighbourhood Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e is like spending the day at a strange amusement park. At first the rides appear familiar—then you realize they possess the power to not only thrill and terrify, but destabilize your very notion of amusement. These poems veer sharply away from what’s normally expected of poetry, instead bringing readers to that darkened, awkward, interior space where we are free to be most ourselves. \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-23T13:02:45-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-23T09:24:27-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Poetry","By (author) Harvey Mikko","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2018-04-03"],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40205722091579,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487003609","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Unstable Neighbourhood Rabbit - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1995,"weight":120,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487003609","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_02ca95bc-f7c0-4e96-a8de-30a4ea13bcf6.jpg?v=1654445839"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_02ca95bc-f7c0-4e96-a8de-30a4ea13bcf6.jpg?v=1654445839","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":22171009089595,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1650,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_02ca95bc-f7c0-4e96-a8de-30a4ea13bcf6.jpg?v=1654445839"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_02ca95bc-f7c0-4e96-a8de-30a4ea13bcf6.jpg?v=1654445839","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOneiric, fabulist, hilarious, surreal. No single term seems to sufficiently contain Mikko Harvey’s delightful, cheeky, absurdist, inimitable debut poetry collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bomb and a raindrop make small talk as they fall through the air; a visit to the phlebotomist evolves into a nightmarish party; a boy notices himself turning into a piano key. Reading \u003ci\u003eUnstable Neighbourhood Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e is like spending the day at a strange amusement park. At first the rides appear familiar—then you realize they possess the power to not only thrill and terrify, but destabilize your very notion of amusement. These poems veer sharply away from what’s normally expected of poetry, instead bringing readers to that darkened, awkward, interior space where we are free to be most ourselves. \u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Unstable Neighbourhood Rabbit
Oneiric, fabulist, hilarious, surreal. No single term seems to sufficiently contain Mikko Harvey’s delightful, cheeky, absurdist, inimitable debut.
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{"id":6817702936635,"title":"Poems for All the Annettes","handle":"poems-for-all-the-annettes","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published by Contact Press in 1962, then later by House of Anansi in 1967, and again in a revised, expanded edition in 1972, \u003cem\u003ePoems for All the Annettes\u003c\/em\u003e stands as one of the essential documents of the great Al Purdy’s career. So many beloved poems are here—\"At Roblin Lake,\" \"At the Quinte Hotel\"—but also so many undiscovered gems and treasures. It is at once the perfect introduction to this remarkable poet’s work and a collection rich and deep enough to satisfy even the experienced Purdy fan. This edition reproduces the final, expanded text of the 1972 edition, and features a brilliant new introduction by poet and novelist Steven Heighton, who knew Purdy well.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-28T16:54:30-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-28T14:20:56-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["A List","Adult Poetry","By (author) Purdy Al","Introduction by Heighton Steven","pub date: 2012-10-13"],"price":1495,"price_min":1495,"price_max":1495,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40220013428795,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770892606","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Poems for All the Annettes - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1495,"weight":163,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770892606","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9d5554bc-3b36-463b-b35a-59fdc31be3c2.jpg?v=1668328465"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9d5554bc-3b36-463b-b35a-59fdc31be3c2.jpg?v=1668328465","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":22926477295675,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":618,"width":400,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9d5554bc-3b36-463b-b35a-59fdc31be3c2.jpg?v=1668328465"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":618,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9d5554bc-3b36-463b-b35a-59fdc31be3c2.jpg?v=1668328465","width":400}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published by Contact Press in 1962, then later by House of Anansi in 1967, and again in a revised, expanded edition in 1972, \u003cem\u003ePoems for All the Annettes\u003c\/em\u003e stands as one of the essential documents of the great Al Purdy’s career. So many beloved poems are here—\"At Roblin Lake,\" \"At the Quinte Hotel\"—but also so many undiscovered gems and treasures. It is at once the perfect introduction to this remarkable poet’s work and a collection rich and deep enough to satisfy even the experienced Purdy fan. This edition reproduces the final, expanded text of the 1972 edition, and features a brilliant new introduction by poet and novelist Steven Heighton, who knew Purdy well.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Poems for All the Annettes
Poems for All the Annettes stands as one of the essential documents of the great Al Purdy’s career.
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The 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology
The prestigious annual anthology of the best Canadian and international poetry from the shortlist of the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize.
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They beam such love and the very whole of life, its essence at the very moment when her own life is receding. She asks us to lean in and listen, and though her voice may be a whisper, it can still shatter glass. Her words hold duality. They are deeply personal, profoundly universal. They are profane and sacred. She is not with us, but she is with us. The poems, each word painstakingly chosen, are polished stones fetched up on the shores of our lives. I am so grateful for this collection: to hear her voice again now, and always.","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Shelagh Rogers","OtherText_Accolades_1":"Not One of These Poems Is About You is an intimate consideration of the oceanic, immense nature of endings and the tidal ever-afters left for the living. Passionate and defiant in the face of metastatic cancer, Harrison’s poems ‘stand\/alone\/with [their] own truths, acute\/supercharged.’ These poems shine as she did: with fierce lucidity and everyday magic.","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Dani Couture","OtherText_Accolades_2":"Not One of These Poems Is About You is a radical act of witness — a testimony to being alive with terminal cancer. Teva Harrison’s rawness and vulnerability, her lucid eye and tired body become, here, vital sites of reckoning. This is her offering — to say, it was like this, to say, live, to say, remember. Buy this book. Gift it to others. Love while you can.","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Aislinn Hunter","OtherText_Accolades_3":"This achingly honest and tender collection is a precious gift from an artist who savoured life more fully than anyone else I know. From intimate moments shared with a lover, to the fear and isolation of illness, these poems are Teva’s candid and generous invitation to join her on her journey from life into death. Not One of These Poems Is About You is one of the few books I can think of that makes me a little less afraid of dying, and a little less afraid of losing those I love.","OtherText_Accolades_3_Auth":"Tannahill Jordan","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PREVIOUS WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn-Between Days\u003c\/em\u003e, Teva’s graphic memoir, received starred reviews from \u003cem\u003ePublisher’s Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e. It also received glowing reviews from Canadian and international media, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMaclean’s\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eIn-Between Days\u003c\/em\u003e has sold over 5,000 copies in North America to date.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHONEST AND UNFLINCHING LOOK AT LIVING WITH CANCER:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHer newest series of poems and art are for those living with and those who have survived cancer. Teva is speaking to and giving voice to a community facing life’s most challenging obstacle.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e MEANINGFUL GENRE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe success of titles like \u003cem\u003eMilk and Honey\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sun and her Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWild Embers\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ethe princess saves herself in this one\u003c\/em\u003e has shown that there is a hearty appetite for honest, confessional poetry written by women.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSUCCESSFUL WRITER AND ARTIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eTeva is a writer and graphic artist. Her illustrated series on living with cancer was published in \u003cem\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/em\u003e, a Canadian general interest magazine, and she has commented on CBC Radio and in the \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e about her experiences. Numerous health organizations have invited her to speak publicly on behalf of the metastatic cancer community.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Previous_review_q_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW COPIES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eBooklist\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"Incredibly, [Teva Harrison] used her diminished time to create a heart-rending depiction of disease and its effects, complete with many tiny, beautiful drawings of flowers, insects, stars, and birds. Facing death, Harrison still found beauty in the world and wanted to share it.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Quill and Quire","OtherText_Review_1":"In Not One of These Poems Is About You, author and artist Teva Harrison has documented the beauty, fullness, and magic of life and human connection in an honest, vulnerable, and tender collection of poems and line drawings.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"From Teva Harrison, the award-winning author and illustrator of In-Between Days, comes a powerful work of poetry and art.","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2020-01-07","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"From Teva Harrison, the award-winning author and illustrator of In-Between Days, comes a powerful work of poetry and art.","Width":"5.875","WidthCode":"in"}
Not One of These Poems Is About You
From Teva Harrison, the award-winning author and illustrator of In-Between Days, comes a powerful work of poetry and art.
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The 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology
The prestigious and highly anticipated annual anthology of the best poetry from the shortlist of the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize.
