Time Slip (Essential Poets (Paperback Ecco)) - Softcover

Oughton, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1550713027 ISBN 13: 9781550713022

Publisher: Guernica Editions,Canada, 2010

Synopsis

This is a collection of poetry that mirrors the author's journey through time (six decades) and space (visits to the Middle East, Japan and many parts of North America). It includes selections from Oughton's first four poetry collections, plus new work written over the last ten years. The poems vary considerably in style and theme, ranging from sonnets and haiku to free-form experimentation, and considering technology, science, the nature of language itself, art, music, families, ageing, and the murky fluctuations of the human heart. The poetry is distinguished by a careful ear to the sound of words and lines, a keen and often wry sense of humour, and a celebration of the pleasures and paradoxes of existence at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

About this title

About the Author

Born in Guelph, Ontario, John Oughton has travelled widely, living at various times in Iraq and Egypt, Japan, and Nova Scotia. He is the author of four collections of poetry and close to 400 articles, reviews and interviews. He lives in Toronto.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guernica Editions,Canada
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1550713027
• ISBN 13: 9781550713022
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140