Resultados de búsqueda: Poetry - General from Riverwood's Books

Saskatoon: Thistledown Press. Very Good. 1979. First Edition. Softcover. 0920066259 . Illustrated softcover has light edgewear, very light soiling, a few spots on back cover, one crease mark on back cover. Pages are clean, with no markings. Binding a little loose on top edge of a few pages, but still sound. 69 pages. Most of the poems in the book have appeared in one form or another in various magazine such as Nebula, Antigonish Review, Ariel, Canadian Review, Skylark, Sundog and others. Several of the poems have been broadcast on CBC radio. (os) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Edmonton, AB: Abacho Press. Very Good. 1999. First Edition. 0968569404 . Light edge & corner wear, some scuffing to covers. Internal pages clean other than a very light stain which affects bottom corner of pages (quite minor). B/w illustrations. "Anne Bhanu Chopra has written a poetic, intelligent guide to help her generation both understand the forces at play and navigate the perils of modern relationships. Through her honesty and her willingness to reveal the tossed emotions of her personal life, she becomes a friend, confidante and soul-sister to others searching for ways to continue to respect cultural traditions, parents and family and still finds fulfillment in todays open society..... ". [osl-161] ; 8vo .

U. K.: Penguin Books. Very Good. 1990. Softcover. 0140586520 . Very good condition. Cover has light edge and corner wear, light creasing, small remainder mark bottom edge of pages. Pages clean and unmarked, age tanning to page edges. Poetry. "Witty, irreverent, often deeply moving, a word-juggler who never misses a catch"--Charles Causley. [os]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Harper & Row. Very Good. 1974. First Edition. Softcover. 0064511529 . Ex-library book in very good condition - laminated cover & usual stamps & stickers. Light edgewear, light soiling. Interior pages clean & tight. Beautiful colour illustrations & b/w photos of the poets. Partial list of authors: Liz Sohappy Bahe; Jim Barnes; Joseph Bruchac, Gladys Cardiff, Lance Henson; Roberta Hill, N. Scott Momaday; Duane Niatum, Simon J. Ortiz, and others. 300 pages ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Brockhampton Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 186019303X . Ex-library book, still in very nice condition - laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Jacket has some scuffing and light scratches. Pages all intact and clean other than occasional small spot, a few earmarks seen. Featuring some of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's greatest poetry, this stunning new edition is illustrated by some of the world's most beautiful works of art - a celebration of the life and work of one of the finest poets of all time. [335os) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages .

Faber & Faber. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0571140955 . HC/DJ - near fine/VG+. Hardcover is clean, tight and unmarked other than very light stain to bottom edge. Pages have age tanning to edges. Jacket (now in brodart sleeve) has light edge & corner wear and a few tiny tears. Light scuffing to protective sleeve. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages; "Making Love to Marilyn Monroe: The Faber Book of Blue Verse presents a variety of candidly sexual verse through the centuries from Catullus and Chaucer to modern poets like T. S. Eliot, Kingsley Amis, Seamus Heaney, James Fenton, Kit Wright, Craig Raine and Wendy Cope. Here the bawdy goes hand in hand with emotional, intellectual, confessional, and satirical touching tributes to that perennially fascinating subject - sex." [495] .

Edmonton, AB: Newest Press. As New. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 189630060X . Softcover in excellent condition, clean, no markings. Holding Pattern follows Shane Rhodes's widely successful debut collection, The Wireless Room, winner of the 2000 Alberta Book Award for poetry. "Rhodes is a real find, a versatile writer who can frisk about in lyric wordplay (reminiscent of Governor General Award winner Don McKay) or whittle language down to a plain but rhythmic vernacular. " --Toronto Star" (*shipping will be reduced to most locations); 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Gibsons, B. C.: Nightwood Editions. Very Good+. 2009. First Edition. Softcover. 088971228x . Ex-library book, but still in great condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are clean and intact, no markings other than one tiny stain on title page. Cover has light scuffing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; The first anthology of urban Aboriginal songs by Gregory Scofield is a retrospective of the award-winning poet's pivotal work to date. The word Kipocihkan is Cree slang for someone who is mute or unable to speak, and charted in this book is Scofield's journey out of that silence to become one of the most powerful voices of our time. "I make offerings to my Grandmothers and Grandfathers when I write. I ask them to come and sit with me, to give me courage and strength. I ask them to help me be honest, reflective of the ceremony that I am about to begin. I ask them to guide me, to help me touch people. I ask to make good medicine, even out of… Leer más

Winona, MN: St. Mary's College Press. Very Good. 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Pages all clean and unmarked other that St. Mary's Press stamp on first page. Cover has some age tanning, light soiling, a little moreso to rear) and light edge/corner wear. B/w illustrations by Pat Silver. A lovely illustrated book of poetry. (185os,0514); 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Regina, SK: Coteau Books. Very Good. 1993. First Edition. Softcover. 1550500546 . Ex-library book with sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Pages are clean and intact, some library writing top of title page, light scuffing to laminate and minor soiling outer edge of pages. " Brings together poems on tree planting and emerging womanhood, along with a breathtaking sequence of sensual love poems." (165os,4-20) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Pottersfield Press. Very Good. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 189590059x . Ex-library book, but still in very good condition. Sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Pages are clean and intact. Cover has light scuffing and light edgewear to laminate. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 296 pages; "Born near Windsor, Nova Scotia, poet, journalist and novelist Alden Nowlan challendged the apparent disadvantages of poverty, and a mere four grades of formal education, to publish 25 books, including three plays. Haunted by ghosts of his early life, Nowlan nevertheless discovered the ultimate "exchange of gifts" in the love of his wife and son. They fueled his bravery in plumbing the depths of human loneliness and confessing love's most temder expressions. Nowlan's empathy with society's poor, as well as the earth beneath his feet, finds him cited as often in medical school, pulpit, or military mess, as in the work of the poets he inspired. He lived long… Leer más

Porcepic Books. Very Good. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. 0888783701 . 1996 printing. Cover different than stock photo. Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings such as front and spine sticker. Internal pages clean and tight, age tanning to page edges and inside covers. Cover has light scuffing and light wear at corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 274 pages; One Leaf Shaking is the first collection of Robin Skelton's later poetry in one volume, written during his fifties and sixties. The poems are taken from: Landmarks (1979) , Limits (1981) , Distances (1985) and Openings (1988) , as well as two chapbooks and a manuscript. The book includes 17 poems which have not previously appeared in book format. In spare, direct language Skelton skillfully illuminates the small quotidian wonders of life on Canada's west coast. His writing is tactile, tender, written as if whispered in confidence to a close friend. [335-noto] .

Juvenilia Press. Very Good+. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. 0969827180 . Very scarce title. Ex-library book, but still in great condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Pages are clean and tight. Cover has a little scuffing. 27 pages. Edited & annotated by Kathy Chung & Sherrill Grace. Contents: A Quiet Game, Pause Before Transition and A Recent Grave. "Being young also means being helpless before the tormenting inequities, inexplicable savageries, and sheer power of our friends, our older siblings, our teachers, and our parents. In this collection of early works, Atwood never flinches from these truths about the condition of childhood and youth." (from rear cover) [*lower shipping avail to all locations on this lighter book - 111osl]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 27 pages .

Edmonton, AB: Ne West Publishers. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Softcover. 0920316786 . Cover has light edge and corner wear, some corner curling, light creasing. Pages are intact and clean, however there is a small amount of written commentary on approx. 5 pages and name written on title page. "The first in a series of biennial anthologies presenting a broad selection of new prairie poetry previously uncollected...." Includes: Mick Burrs, Lorna Crozier, Cathy Ford, Patrick Friesen, Leona Gom, Jim Green, Robert Hilles and others. [os] ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Victoria, B. C.: First Freedom Foundation. Near Fine. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 0969476817 . Very nice condition. Cover has slight edgewear and a little scuffing, light creasing to one corner. Pages are clean and all intact. "This anthology explores of issue of acting out of conscience: the common light among those who seek peace, and social and environmental justice. The stories and poems we present here step physically, emotionally, spiritually and structurally across critical boundaries to speak out of moral conviction...." [410 -noto]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 254 pages .

Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good. 1989. First Edition. Softcover. 0679721401 . Very nice clean copy. Ex-library with sturdy laminated cover & usual type markings. Very light edgewear . Interior pages clean except for a very light pinkish stain on a couple pages. "In her first book, Zarin, a staff writer at the New Yorker , finds her voice most surely in brief lyric poetry suffused with delicate metaphorical power. In "Now, " the poet uncovers the pristine potential at the heart of a dull momentinconspicuous, yet waiting in readiness. In "Snail, " a love poem, the speaker "felt myself / close kin to the snail you found" and, fascinated, observes its "creeping" progress over the body of her beloved. Like the snail, she is a "cartographer of the mysterious / male life, " and this culminating insight is dispassionately convincing. Such poetry is the work of a pure and steadfast sensibility...." (*shipping will be reduced on this lighter… Leer más

New Brunswick: Fiddlehead Poetry Books. Very Good+. 1978. First Edition. Softcover. 0920110622 . Very nice, clean copy. Slight edgewear to cover, age tanning to edges. Pages clean and intact, no markings. Only 600 copies published. "...No matter how painful or joyful a situation is the poet tries to frame it in poetic form, thus objectifying the experience. The poem transcends the reality of the situation and oneself, therefore defying time and space. In doing so, it expresses truth. "--Kathy Tyler [os]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .