Inter Alia (Signed copy)

Seymour, David

ISBN 10: 1894078454 / ISBN 13: 9781894078450

Published by Brick Books, London ON, 2005

About this Item

(CAD) Prtesumed 1st edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR no other markings, Fine Wraps, 105pp, Seymour's poetry is characterized by metaphoric reach, deep insight and an attunement to the sublest of our gestures of connection or disconnection, (1.3 JM ITF docket 39 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Inter Alia (Signed copy)
• Publisher: Brick Books, London ON
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1894078454
• ISBN 13: 9781894078450
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Canadian Poets and Poetry

About this title

Synopsis

Inter Alia is the long-awaited first collection by one of Canada's most talented young poets. His work has been widely published in journals and was selected by Lorna Crozier and Patrick Lane for Breathing Fire 2: Canada's New Poets. He is heir to the English metaphysical poets in many of his preoccupations, with a good dash of Robert Bly, but his technique is very much influenced by his interests in Oriental forms ? haiku, waka, haibun, etc. Seymour is smart, yes; but this is above all poetry of deep feeling. Its publication marks the appearance of a unique and important new voice in Canadian poetry.

The Plain Fact of the Matter

Holding the cup in your hands, white. Watching it find a way to your lips;
the time it takes a cigarette to reach my mouth. You look as though you
are about to expose yourself, give up some secret. Or not. Your finger
circles the rim which catches your gaze; the one thing this moment
you want to understand without words. Ever have. Right before I
speak, you cock your head, bring your ear in close for this new,
less cruel language ? in the cup, the shy turn of your neck.

Smoke is exhaled, broomswept dust in a sunlit room.

About the Author

David Seymour was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick and was raised beside the Niagara Escarpment in Milton, Ontario. In the past twelve years he has lived in Hamilton, Ontario, Leith, Scotland, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Toronto, Ontario, and Rosarito Beach, Mexico. During that time he has worked as a security guard, built in-ground pools, travelled through Europe, dish-pigged, acquired two academic degrees, lectured and led tutorials for English survey courses, taught a creative writing workshop, worked as a video store clerk, a book store clerk, proofread, was a staff writer and editorial coordinator for a magazine company, freelanced as a writer, played an extra, photo-doubled for Russell Crowe, learned to set sails on a tall ship, and worked as the production assistant for a casting director on numerous films. He currently lives in Toronto.