Keeping Afloat (Essential Poets) (Essential Poets (Guernica)) - Softcover

Lane, M Travis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1550711318 ISBN 13: 9781550711318

Publisher: Guernica Editions,Canada, 2001

Synopsis

'In her new collection, Travis Lane speaks of the 'impermanent elation' that 'a word,/ like a live fish in water, sometimes shows'. The language of 'Keeping Afloat' flashes with wit, sensuousness, and a combination of faith (elation) and scepticism (impermanence). In a time when too many poets favour fragments or the plainest syntax, it's also a relief to read the aphorism 'To read the sentence is to resist fellowship,' from a poet whose own style is welcoming and gymnastic in its joinings and its jumps.' -- Brian Bartlett

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About the Author

Educated at Vassar and Cornell, M. Travis Lane came with her family to Fredericton in 1960, where they became Canadian citizens. She is Honorary Research Associate with the Department of English at the University of New Brunswick and has been writing reviews for The Fiddlehead for half a century. Recognized as one of Atlantic Canadas most important poets, she has received numerous awards, including the Atlantic Poetry Prize, the Bliss Carman Award, and the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. Her most recent book of poetry, Crossover, was shortlisted for the 2015 Governor Generals Literary Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guernica Editions,Canada
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1550711318
• ISBN 13: 9781550711318
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 91