The Collected Poems of Al Purdy
Purdy, Al; Brown, Russell (Ed)
Language: English
Published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1986
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'To See the Shore': A preface by Al Purdy, dated March 1986, at Ameliasburg. Homer's Poem dated April 17 at Truva (Troy). The Forties and Fifties. The Sixties. The Seventies. The Eighties. 369 pp. plus: The Poetry of Al Purdy - An Afterword by Dennis Lee dated June 1986 at Toronto, Index of Titles, Editor's Note. Beige cloth covered boards have red gilt text on spine only. Spine ends are slightly rubbed, small perforation at mid front gutter, and oddly the front gutter. I presume this must be a production fault. The plastic protected, price clipped DJ has a matching perforation but the overlaying plastic does not. DJ also has slight wear at spine ends and corners. Text block is as new. Previous seller's 'Thank you' note tipped in. Bookseller's Inventory # 220610.
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- Title
- The Collected Poems of Al Purdy
- Author
- Purdy, Al; Brown, Russell (Ed)
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart, Toronto
- Publication year
- 1986
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0771072155
- ISBN 13
- 9780771072154
- Edition
- No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Biography, Canadiana, Poetry
About the Author
As a teenager during the Great Depression, Purdy rode the rails across Canada. In the Second World War he served in the RCAF, and after the war he worked at a wide variety of jobs until the early sixties, when he was able to support himself as a writer, editor, and poet.
Moving to Roblin Lake in Ameliasburg, Ontario, in the late fifties provided Purdy with a base from which he travelled and wrote. Later, he divided his time between North Saanich, British Columbia, and the Roblin Lake cottage.
Purdy won numerous awards for his poetry, including the Canadian Authors Association Award, two Governor General’s Awards (for The Cariboo Horses in 1965 and The Collected Poems of Al Purdy, 1956-1986 in 1986), and, most recently, the Voice of the Land Award, a special award created by the League of Canadian Poets specifically to honour Purdy’s unique contribution to Canada. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1982 and to the Order of Ontario in 1987.
Al Purdy died in North Saanich on April 21, 2000.
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