The Burning Alphabet

by Barry Dempster

Shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for Poetry 2005 * Winner of the CAA Jack Chalmers Poetry Award.

The Burning Alphabet confirms and extends Barry Dempster's reputation as one of Canada's most respected poets. Underpinning these poems, as in his previous work, there lies an unswerving dedication to emotional and spiritual honesty, clear-eyed recognitions rendered without pomp. In one section, "Sick Days", he focuses on that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 189407842X
• ISBN13: 9781894078429
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Brick Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.8"