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The chameleon couch: poems
Par Yusef Komunyakaa. 2011
The Canada chronicles: a four-year hitchhiking odyssey
Par Matt Jackson. 2004
In 1997, Matt Jackson quit his job, strode to the edge of the Trans-Canada Highway near Lake Louise, and began…
his journey. His plan was to hitchhike across Canada, expecting the trip to take three months - but didn't arrive in Newfoundland until three and a half years later. It's a good, old-fashioned road tale. 2004.The bones of cuttlefish: from Ossi di seppia
Par Eugenio Montale, Antonio Mazza. 1983
The first book of Montale's poems is one of the greatest of modern poetry. Mazza has been translating Montale for…
some years, faithfully conveying his lyrics and expressing the musical, rhythmic, incantatory and lexical elements of the Italian language. 1983.The Canadians
Par Andrew H Malcolm. 1985
The Canada trip (Douglas Gibson Bks.)
Par Charles Gordon. 1997
In the summer of 1996, Charles Gordon and his wife Nancy packed up the family car and drove across Canada…
and back. Gordon writes of the places they visited, the animals and other bizarre creatures they met, and the situations they found themselves in during the three month journey. 1997.The Canterbury tales: Nine Tales And The General Prologue (Norton Critical Editions Ser.)
Par Geoffrey Chaucer, Constance Hieatt, A Kent. 1964
During the annual pilgrimage to Thomas Becket's shrine at Canterbury, the pilgrims stop at the Tabard Inn, where a story-telling…
contest develops. Included are The wife of Bath's tale, The knight's tale, and The pardoner's tale. Originally written in the late 14th century. Textbook format. 1964. Uniform title: Canterbury tales.Seul on est: [poésie] (Poesie Ser.)
Par Serge Patrice Thibodeau. 2006
Trêve de solitude; dans ces poèmes, seul veut dire seulement, seul signifie unique. Écrite à partir d'un vers de Paul…
Valéry, cette poésie est un mélange audacieux de motifs tels que l'anecdote et le tableau de genre, le paysage et l'escamot (pop-up), où l'usage de la forme fixe délimite la façon d'être de ce poète qui signe là son douzième recueil. Gagnant du Prix du Gouverneur général catégorie poésie, 2007. 2006.Terre Québec suivi de L'afficheur hurle, de L'inavouable et de Autres poèmes: poésie
Par Paul Chamberland. 1985
The big book of Canada: Exploring The Provinces And Territories
Par Christopher Moore, Janet Lunn, Bill Slavin. 2002
A coast-to-coast tour of Canada, examining the history and geography of Canada's 10 provinces and three territories, filled with little-known…
facts and fascinating stories. Includes highlights of great historical moments, information about government and industries, and portraits of memorable men and women. There are also recipes for delicacies like Caribou Chilli, lists of the people who have gone over Niagara Falls, and things that people have seen in Lake Okanagan. For grades 4-7. c2002.The bees
Par Carol Ann Duffy. 2011
'The Bees' is a collection of poetry from the pen of Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. Weaving through the book…
is its presiding spirit, the bee, symbolizing what we have left of grace in the world and what is most precious for us to protect. 2011.The adoption papers
Par Jackie Kay. 1991
Jackie Kay tells the story of a black girl's adoption by a white Scottish couple, from three different viewpoints: the…
mother, the birth mother and the daughter. Also included in the book are new poems reflecting issues of sexuality, Scottishness and being working-class. Strong language. 1991.Testament
Par Dennis Lee. 2012
A poetic summation of Lee’s decade-long exploration of the dilemma of contemporary existence. Incorporating and rethinking past works and featuring…
many new poems, this collection reminds us of the reality we’ve made of our planet, while simultaneously insisting on a particular kind of hope for our future. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2012.The address book: poems
Par Steven Heighton. 2004
A collection of poems about love and loss. A common theme is overcoming the bitterness and grief that often accompany…
love with music and intellect. The book's second half consists of Heighton's versions of the work of some of the greatest Western poets, including Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Sappho, Catullus, Homer, and Rilke. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex and violence. 2004.The adventures of Ulysses
Par Bernard Evslin. 1969
Retelling of the Greek epic describing Ulysses' ten-year voyage home after the fall of Troy. Ulysses and his crew encounter…
the deadly Sirens, who bewitch men with their magical songs; the giant man-eating Cyclops; and other strange creatures and unexpected obstacles. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1969.The Acadians: in search of a homeland
Par James Laxer. 2006
In 1604, a small group of migrants fled political turmoil and famine in France to start a new colony on…
Canada's east coast. Their roughly demarcated territory included what are now Canada's Maritime provinces, land that was fought over by the British and French empires until the Acadians were finally expelled in 1755. In the absence of a state, what defines an Acadian today is elusive, and while their community, centred in New Brunswick, is more confident than ever, it is entering a contentious debate about its future. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.Stumbling in the bloom
Par John Pass. 2005
A celebration of the enticements and entanglements of wilderness, along with poems about a wry excursion to the chiropractor, a…
fanciful flight from a student driver's parallel parking practice, and a moving Canadian journey towards and away from the "ground zero" of the 9/11 tragedy. 2006 Governor General's Award winner for Poetry. 2005.Switchbacks: true stories from the Canadian Rockies
Par Sid Marty. 1999
Sid Marty presents a collection of true Rock Mountain tales drawn on his own memories and those of friends and…
former colleagues. Among his subjects are: the old guide who built a staircase up a cliff; the stranded snowshoer who was rescued between rounds of beer in a Banff tavern; the man who catered to hungry grizzlies; an opinionated packrat with a gift for larceny; and a horse named Candy whose heart was as big as a stove. 1999.Surprises (I can read book)
Par Lee Bennett Hopkins. 1984
Stowaways
Par Ariel Gordon. 2014
In a series of smart and funny poems, 'Stowaways' careens between life as we-know-it on the Canadian prairies and the…
frayed yet familiar edges of what-if. What if a beluga from Churchill hooked up with a Gore-Texed tourist? What if knowing Morse Code would save your bacon during the zombie apocalypse? Half survival guide, half invasive species list, these are poems that stick to your socks. Winner of the 2015 Lansdowne Prize for Poetry. 2014.Silvija: poems
Par Sandra Ridley. 2016
In a sequence of five feverish elegies, Ridley combines narrative lyric and experimental verse styles to manifest dark themes related…
to love and loss: the traumas of psychological suffering (isolation and confinement), physical abuse (by parent and partner), terminal illness (brain tumour and heart attack), revelation, resolution, and healing. With a blend of fervour and sangfroid, these serial poems accrue into a book-length testament to a grief both personal and human, leaving readers with the redemptive grace that comes from poetry's ability to wrestle chaos into meaning. Because of its overarching themes and serial form, "Silvija" is best read cover-to-cover, analogous to a work of fiction, rather than a book of individual or occasional poems. 2016.