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Alphabet of Desire

by (author) Ken Norris

Publisher
ECW Press
Initial publish date
Jan 1991
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550221480
    Publish Date
    Jan 1991
    List Price
    $12.00

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Description

An exciting new collection from a writer who has been called one of the best poets of his generation, Ken Norris's 16th book of poetry brings together two remarkable poetic sequences. “The Ascent of Spring” is a haunting meditation on creativity and renewal, while the title sequence, consisting of 39 prose poems, literally covers topics from A to Z—from aspects of the natural to Zen Mondays.

About the author

Ken Norris was born in New York City in 1951. He emigrated to Canada in the early seventies, where he quickly became one of the infamous Vehicule Poets, essential in helping to develop and maintain a particular style of Anglo-poetry in Montreal.

 

One of Canada’s most prolific poets, Ken Norris has always given his readers subtly capricious and edgy poetry that reveals unanticipated possibilities and explores new horizons. He is the author of two dozen books and chapbooks of poetry, and is the editor of eight anthologies of poetry and poetics. His work has been widely anthologized in Canada and throughout the English-speaking world, as well as published in translation in France, Belgium, Israel and China. Quebec poet Pierre Des Ruisseaux has translated two of his books into French, La route des limbes (Limbo Road, Écrits des Forges) and Hotel Montréal (Éditions du Noroît).

 

Norris teaches Canadian literature and creative writing at the University of Maine. He divides his time between Canada, the United States and Asia.

 

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