The Collected Poems of Patrick Lane - Hardcover

Lane, Patrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1550175475 ISBN 13: 9781550175479

Publisher: Harbour Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

"Patrick Lane has written himself into a central position in the Canadian literary scene. He is considered by admiring readers--including scholars, critics, and fellow writers--to be one of the finest poets of his generation, a reputation that extends far beyond our national borders." --Jack Hodgins

About this title

About the Author

Patrick Lane, considered by most writers and critics to be one of Canada's finest poets, was born in 1939 in Nelson, BC. He grew up in the in the Kootenay and Okanagan regions of the BC Interior, primarily in Vernon. He came to Vancouver and co-founded a small press, Very Stone House with bill bissett and Seymour Mayne. He then drifted extensively throughout North and South America. He has worked at a variety of jobs from labourer to industrial accountant, but much of his life has been spent as a poet, having produced twenty-four books of poetry to date. He is also the father of five children and grandfather of nine. He has won nearly every literary prize in Canada, from the Governor General's Award to the Canadian Authors Association Award to the Dorothy Livesay Prize. In 2014, he became an Officer of the Order of Canada, an honour that recognizes a lifetime of achievement and merit of a high degree. His poetry and fiction have been widely anthologized and have been translated into many languages. Lane now makes his home in Victoria, BC, with his companion, the poet Lorna Crozier.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harbour Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1550175475
• ISBN 13: 9781550175479
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 544
• Editor: Brown Russell Morton, Bennett Donna