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Laurier Poetry Series
The Laurier Poetry series introduces the excitement of contemporary Canadian poetry to an audience that might not otherwise have access to it. Selected and introduced by a prominent critic, each volume presents a range of poems from across the poet's career and afterword by the poet him- or herself. Economically priced, these volumes offer readers in and out of classrooms useful, provocative, and comprehensive introductions to and contexts for a poet's work.
“Wilfrid Laurier University Press has done a great service to the cause of the preservation and dissemination of Canadian poetry by releasing an average of two such books a year in their continuing series.” – John Herbert Cunningham, Prairier Fire Review of Books
“The quest for a wider audience for poetry may be quixotic, but this series makes a serious attempt to present attractive, affordable selections that speak to contemporary interests and topics that might engage a younger generation of readers. Yet it does not condescend, preferring to provide substantial and sophisticated poets to these new readers. At the very least, these slim volumes will make very useful introductory teaching texts in post-secondary classrooms because they whet the appetite without overwhelming.” –Paul Milton, Canadian Literature
“I can say unreservedly that this series will be an invaluable
resource to students and general poetry readers alike. Because
even major Canadian poets must watch their books slip out of
print, this series should do much to keep contemporary poetry in
circulation. The books in the series will be logical choices for
poetry or Canadian literature courses, either as a group, or as
supplements to anthologies. The individual poetry selections are
broad enough to give representation to the different stages in
each poet's career. While I appreciated some introductions more
than others, I found all five valuable in offering the reader a
way into each poet's work. Moreover, the poets' afterwords often
provide a complementary perspective—or even a
counterweight—to the
introductory critical appraisals. I think most teachers of
poetry are always on the lookout for insightful poetics, not
just to help understand the work of individual poets, but to
understand more fully what the project of contemporary poetry
is, and how poets achieve the desired result. Such teachers won't
be disappointed by some fine insights provided by these poets.... [T]he Laurier Poetry Series... is providing an
excellent model for keeping interest in Canada's contemporary
poets alive.”
– Paul W. Harland, University of Alberta, Journal of Canadian Poetry
“The aim of the Laurier Poetry series is both admirable
and exciting.”
– Erin Wunker, Canadian Literature
Books in the Laurier Poetry Series
- Earthly Pages: The Poetry of Don Domanski,
Brian Bartlett ,editor , and Don Domanski - The More Easily Kept Illusions: The Poetry of Al Purdy,
Robert Budde ,editor , and Al Purdy - The False Laws of Narrative: The Poetry of Fred Wah,
Louis Cabri ,editor , and Fred Wah - Desire Never Leaves: The Poetry of Tim Lilburn,
Alison Calder ,editor , and Tim Lilburn - Field Marks: The Poetry of Don McKay,
Méira Cook ,editor , and Don McKay - Blues and Bliss: The Poetry of George Elliott Clarke,
Jon Paul Fiorentino ,editor , and George Elliott Clarke - Mobility of Light: The Poetry of Nicole Brossard,
Louise H. Forsyth ,editor , and Nicole Brossard - Before the First Word: The Poetry of Lorna Crozier,
Catherine Hunter ,editor , and Lorna Crozier - Children of the Outer Dark: The Poetry of Christopher Dewdney,
Karl E. Jirgens ,editor , and Christopher Dewdney - The Crisp Day Closing on My Hand: The Poetry of M. Travis Lane,
Jeanette Lynes ,editor , and M. Travis Lane - Speaking of Power: The Poetry of Di Brandt,
Tanis MacDonald ,editor , and Di Brandt - By Word of Mouth: The Poetry of Dennis Cooley,
Nicole Markotić ,editor , and Dennis Cooley - Leaving the Shade of the Middle Ground: The Poetry of F.R. Scott,
Laura Moss ,editor , and F.R. Scott - Fierce Departures: The Poetry of Dionne Brand,
Leslie C. Sanders ,editor , and Dionne Brand - All These Roads: The Poetry of Louis Dudek,
Karis Shearer ,editor , and Louis Dudek - From Room to Room: The Poetry of Eli Mandel,
Peter Webb ,editor , and Eli Mandel - Verse and Worse: Selected and New Poems of Steve McCaffery 1989-2009,
Darren Wershler ,editor , and Steve McCaffery - Plans Deranged by Time: The Poetry of George Fetherling,
A.F. Moritz ,editor , and George Fetherling - Please, No More Poetry: The Poetry of derek beaulieu,
Kit Dobson ,editor , and derek beaulieu