this diverse group of more than 80 poets comes together in one book to celebrate bissett's life and work
/ The mourning must break / at last
where “Language / is a crash cart” that embraces all facets of living at once
each piece developing a distinct idea and carried by a pleasing cadence
From the glorious excesses of North American life to the mechanical bleakness that it often depends on
What the Poets Are Doing Product Form:Paperback / softback this diverse group of moreDescription In 2002, Nightwood published Where the Words Come From: Canadian Poets in Conversation, a successful first of its kind collection of interviews with literary luminaries like Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Margaret Avison, Patrick Lane, Lorna Crozier and P. K. Page, conducted by the younger generation of poets of the day. Sixteen years later, What the Poets Are Doing brings together two younger generations of poets to engage in