A Frame of the Book: Poems

Er n Moure is one of Canada's most eminent and respected poets, and a translator from French, Spanish, Galician, and Portuguese. Her work operates on the edge of difficulty and acceptability, and is transgressive but aware of history. She is the author of fourteen books of poetry, has received the Governor General's Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, the A.M. Klein Prize, and has been a three-time finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize. Her recent books includeExpeditions of a Chim¾ra(co-written with Oana Avasilichioaei), a book of essays,My Beloved Wager, and a reissue of her 1999 limited editionPillage Laud. Her eight books of poetry in translation includeSheep's Vigil by a Fervent Personby Alberto Caeiro/Fernando Pessoa, Nicole Brossard'sNotebook of Roses and Civilization(co-translated with Robert Majzels), and Galician poet Chus Pato's acclaimedm-Tal , CharentonandHordes of Writing.