Barry Dempster (45 results)

Paperback. Condition: As New.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. A Near Fine copy with minimal shelfwear and an uncreased spine. Internally clean and free of markings. // 'A beloved poet explores why life is so rich, even at the worst of times. Disturbing the Buddha, Barry Dempster's fifteenth collection, is disarmingly conversational and, like the best conversations, it moves between reverence and irreverence, sincerity and irony as it grapples with love, loss, loneliness and simple lack of luck--the 'three-leaf clovers' so much more plentiful than the four. Dempster's wit and playful metaphoric turns let us take for granted the courage needed to admit to life's ongoing intensities, disruptions, and indignities. In these poems, a forty-year-old man dons a pink plastic crown on his niece's order; a solitary man watches a Nicole Kidman rom-com with his cat; an aging Aphrodite, more mortal than god, suffers hot flashes. Like the mystic poets he addresses in the book's final section, Dempster respects the unknown as he comes to terms with the ups and downs of the all-too-human condition. Shifting effortlessly from light-hearted ode to solemn elegy, Dempster offers no touch-up jobs; instead we find a love of the flaw, a generosity toward it even as he exposes it. This is a poetry of inclusiveness, engaging both our better and worse angels, baring its Achilles' heel and trusting us to do likewise.' -- publisher.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. A Near Fine copy with minimal shelfwear and an uncreased spine. Internally clean and free of markings.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. London, 1993; glossy illustrated paper covers; mild corner wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 56 pages.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A Very Good copy with slight rubbing to yellow printed wraps; else a nice, clean copy with an uncreased spine. 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in., 56 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 112 Pages.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery.; 8.3 X 5.4 X 0.5 inches; 200 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 2nd Printing. A signed inscription from author on title page "For Jennifer, all Good Things! Barry Dempster.". Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Canadian First. Signed by Barry Dempster on the title page with no inscription; French flaps format; some edge wear to card covers; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectable condition. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near Fine first edition with a crease to the top corner of the rear fly. 2013, no additional printings listed. 91 pages, unmarked. ; D Poe OOCB; 8.66 X 5.91 X 0.31 inches; 91 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Quarry Press. 1993. Signed By Author on Title Page. Ex-Reviewer Copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Signed on title page with inscription from author signed Barry.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed, Inscribed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. AS-NEW First Edition Trade Paperback. Brand new condition, no markings, no wear. 5" x 7.75", 258 pages. Part of the Quarry Press' New Canadian Novelists Series, which charts new directions being taken in contemporary Canadian fiction by presenting the first novel of innovative writers.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN 0889711925. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with slight rubs to edges and corners of covers, slight curl to book. No statement of later printing on copyright page. No Signature.

Trade Paperback Original. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Cover with flaps. Aside from many pages being dog-eared to mark place, this book is fine. Inscribed by author on title page to a fellow Canadian poet "For ___ / Great to finally meet you. I really admire your work! / Barrry / May 2004". Signed by Author. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed, Inscribed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Condition. Light wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Trade paperback, 91 pages; very clean and unmarked unread condition.

Condition: Very Good. Signed and Inscribed by Author.

Condition: Very Good. Invisible Dogs.

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition.

Condition: Very Good.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Signed on title page with inscription from author signed Barry. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. As New Paperback.