{"product_id":"field-marks-9780889204942","title":"Field Marks","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures thirty-five of Don McKay's best poems, which are selected with a contextualizing introduction by Méira Cook that probes wilderness and representation in McKay, and the canny, quirky, thoughtful, and sometimes comic self-consciousness the poems adumbrate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e``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, 193, Summer 2007, 201003\u003cbr\u003e``Selected and compiled by Méira Cook (who also provides the reader with an extensive and informative introduction) [and] enhanced with the inclusion of an essay by McKay ... Field Marks is a superb introduction to an accomplished poet and will motivate the reader to search out his other published works.'' -- Jason Warrant -- The Midwest Book Review, August 2006, 200608\u003cbr\u003e``The books are fairly slim (ranging from fifty-six to eighty pages), but each provides a decent outline of the respective poet's career, style, and dominant concerns. The introductory essays are straightforward and informative--they provide a useful interpretive framework for anyone coming to this poetry for the first time. These volumes seem designed for students and educators; each offers a more complete picture of the poet than one would get from an anthology.'' -- University of Toronto Quarterly, Letters in Canada 2006, Volume 77, Number 1, Winter 2008, 200807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents for Field Marks: The Poetry of Don McKay selected with an introduction by Méira Cook Foreword Neil Besner Biographical Note Introduction: Song for the Song of the Dogged Birdwatcher Méira Cook Down River, Into the Camp At the Long Sault Parkway The Great Blue Heron The Eye Meets Tom Thomsonâs âA Rapidâ The Trout August Lependu nearly materialized by his blackbirds Field Marks: Leaving The Boyâs Own Guide to Dream Birds I Scream You Scream Adagio for a Fallen Sparrow Field Marks (2): Identification VIA, Eastbound Buckling Some Functions of a Leaf How to Imagine an Albatross from Black Spruce Another Theory of Dusk Meditation on a Geode Choosing the Bow Meditation on Shovels Poplar Early Instruments Twinflower Alibi Materiel: (i) The Man from Nod (ii) Fates Worse Than Death Setting the Table (i) Knife (ii) Fork (iii) Spoon Sometimes a Voice (1) Load Luna Moth Meditation Hush Factor Sometimes a Voice (2) Astonished Afterword: The Shell of the Tortoise Don McKay Acknowledgements","brand":"MP-WLU Wilfrid Laurier Uni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49978641285463,"sku":"9780889204942","price":15.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780889204942.jpg?v=1739359528","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/field-marks-9780889204942","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}