The Essential D. G. JonesKnown for his confident and elemental lyrics, and subtle shifts in diction, tone and voice, the poetry of D. G. Jones offers a portal to the natural world. Though initially his poetry tended toward formality and rigorous control, Jones’s style gradually evolved to become looser, more instinctual, given to linguistic flexibility and visual experimentation. The Essential D. G. Jones celebrates this poetic transformation, presenting the most important lyrics from all stages of Jones’s career, along with a few, never-before published poems to round out the collection. The Essential Poets Series presents the works of Canada’s most celebrated poets in a package that is beautiful, accessible and affordable. The Essential D. G. Jones is the 14th volume in the series. |
What people are saying - Write a review
Contents
7 | |
Portrait of Anne Hébert | 13 |
Northern Water Thrush | 14 |
Winterkill | 15 |
Odysseus | 16 |
Beautiful Creatures Brief as These | 18 |
Music Comes Where No Words Are Phrases from Orpheus 1967 | 19 |
The Perishing Bird | 20 |
A Garland of Milne Under the Thunder the Flowers Light Up the Earth 1977 | 26 |
Spring Flowers | 29 |
Thats | 30 |
Annihilate | 31 |
Winter Comes Hardly | 32 |
Tremor A Throw of Particles 1983 | 37 |
Between Wars Balthazar and Other Poems 1988 | 38 |
The Pioneer as Man of Letters | 39 |
Stevie and | 22 |
The Path | 24 |
The Stream Exposed with All its Stones | 25 |
Fatigue at Night | 43 |
A Thousand Hooded Eyes | 44 |