Little Resilience: The Ryerson Poetry Chap-Books

by Eli MacLaren

The Ryerson Poetry Chap-Books were a landmark achievement in Canadian poetry. Edited by Lorne Pierce, the series lasted for thirty-seven years (1925-62) and comprised two hundred titles by writers from Newfoundland to British Columbia, over half of whom were women. By examining this editorial feat, Little Resilience offers a new history of Canadian poetry in the twentieth century. Eli MacLaren analyzes the formation of the series in the wake of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0228003482
• ISBN13: 9780228003489
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 256 Pages