Early Poems
- Publisher
- Goose Lane Editions
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1983
- Category
- Canadian
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780864920195
- Publish Date
- Jan 1983
- List Price
- $22.95
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Where to buy it
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.