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Early Poems

by (author) Alden Nowlan

Publisher
Goose Lane Editions
Initial publish date
Jan 1983
Category
Canadian
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780864920195
    Publish Date
    Jan 1983
    List Price
    $22.95

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Out of print

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Description

The Early Poems contain all Nowlan's poetry published in book or pamphlet form up to and including 1963. They represent in a remarkably complete form a distinct phase of his life and work, from the trials and joys of childhood and adoldescence in rural Nova Scotia to eloquent, sometimes sharp, but always loving commentaries upon people and scenes drawn from his experience of the upper Saint John River Valley.

About the author

Alden Nowlan (1933-1983) was born in Windsor, NS. Primarily self-educated, Nowlan worked as a newspaperman, and published poetry, plays, short stories, and novels. Writer-in-residence at the University of New Brunswick from 1969 to 1983, he was famous for the gatherings at his home, known as Windsor Castle. His awards include the Governor General's Award for Poetry in 1967 for Bread, Wine and Salt and a Guggenheim Fellowship (1967-68). Alden Nowlan: Selected Poems was published in 1996. The literary award for excellence for the province of New Brunswick is named in his honour. The annual Alden Nowlan Literary Festival in Fredericton honours his contribution to Canadian literature.

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