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A Figure on the Move

by (author) Alastair Macdonald

Publisher
Breakwater Books Ltd.
Initial publish date
Jul 1991
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781550810103
    Publish Date
    Jul 1991
    List Price
    $5.95

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Description

Human movement in space and time, and a conce with the substance of reality and being are the pervasive themes in this book. The central poem, Isola Bella, develops this motif as Macdonald's personal response to Newfoundland. Illustrated with black and white line drawings by the author.

About the author

Alastair Macdonald was born and educated in the United Kingdom.

He received degrees from Aberdeen University, Christ Church, Oxford, and the Victoria University of Manchester. From 1955 to 1987 he was a member of the English Department of Memorial University of Newfoundland where he was a Professor Emeritus. His poems have been included in numerous anthologies and magazines. He was a member of the Writer’s Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador, the League of Canadian Poets, and the Scottish Poetry Library Association.

 

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