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Douglas Lochhead is one of Canada''s finest poets. In celebration of his eightieth birthday, Goose Lane Editions is releasing Weathers: Poems New and Selected, a collection of the best of Lochhead''s work from the last fifteen years.

Douglas Lochhead''s poetic imagination receives its greatest stimulus from what his senses tell him about nature and other people, and his poetry overflows with energy. Sharp observation of detail anchors his passionate sense of place; subtle irony and masterful form barely contain his uncompromising honesty and strong emotions; and his command of the poet''s craft guides his attacks on the boundaries of meaning. The contrast he achieves between tightly controlled form and constantly moving, dynamic imagery yields the clean, precise poetry that his readers have valued so highly over his more than 50-year career.

Lochhead began his career in the 1940s, publishing his poems in literary journals. His first book, The Heart is on Fire

Weathers

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    A Paperback / softback by Douglas Lochhead, David Creelman

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      Publisher Goose Lane Editions
      Published 30 April 2002
      ISBN-13 9780864923448
      978-0864923448
      ISBN-10 864923449
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Douglas Lochhead is one of Canada''s finest poets. In celebration of his eightieth birthday, Goose Lane Editions is releasing Weathers: Poems New and Selected, a collection of the best of Lochhead''s work from the last fifteen years.

      Douglas Lochhead''s poetic imagination receives its greatest stimulus from what his senses tell him about nature and other people, and his poetry overflows with energy. Sharp observation of detail anchors his passionate sense of place; subtle irony and masterful form barely contain his uncompromising honesty and strong emotions; and his command of the poet''s craft guides his attacks on the boundaries of meaning. The contrast he achieves between tightly controlled form and constantly moving, dynamic imagery yields the clean, precise poetry that his readers have valued so highly over his more than 50-year career.

      Lochhead began his career in the 1940s, publishing his poems in literary journals. His first book, The Heart is on Fire

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