A Persevering Witness

by Elizabeth Davey

Book Overview

Margaret Avison, one of Canada's premier poets, is a highly sophisticated and self-conscious writer, both charming and intimidating at the same time. She calls to mind her more famous predecessors--the religious poets George Herbert, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and T. S. Eliot--as she vigorously engages both heart and intellect. ""She has forged a way to write against the grain, some of the most humane, sweet and profound poetry of our time,"" write the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498223923
• ISBN13: 9781498223928
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"