An Oak Hunch

by Phil Hall

The title of An Oak Hunch comes from one of the sequences in this five-sequence book of poems: Phil Hall's homage to a poetic mentor, Al Purdy. Its subtitle is "Essay on Purdy," and these highly original, highly personal takes on the poetry and the life of Al Purdy "essay" in the root sense of the word: attempt or probe. The other four sequences, "The Interview," "Mucked Rushes," "Gang Pluck" and "Index of First Lines" are also probes, each...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1894078446
• ISBN13: 9781894078443
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Brick Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.8"