Coastlines - The Poetry of Atlantic Canada

The poets of Atlantic Canada are as pre-eminent today as they were in the days of Alden Nowlan, Milton Acorn, and John Thompson. This vitality is the inspiration for Coastlines: The Poetry of Atlantic Canada. Coastlines showcases half a century of poetry by sixty of the region's finest poets, beginning with the acknowledged greats: Nowlan, Acorn, and Thompson. Among the diverse voices are Elizabeth Bishop, Douglas Lochhead, Anne Simpson, Al Pittman, and Tammy Armstrong. Powerful poems by 2001 Governor General's Award winner George Elliott Clarke are included, and works by recent finalists Lynn Davies, Don Domanski, Sue Goyette, and Carole Langille. This astonishing range makes Coastlines an expansive reading pleasure.

About the author

M. Travis Lane is the author of sixteen books of poetry and has been widely published in literary journals as a poet and critic. She has won the Atlantic Poetry Prize, the New Brunswick Poetry Prize, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Bliss Carman Award. Her most recent book, Crossover, was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for poetry in 2015. She is a founding member, as well as Honorary President, of the Writers' Federation of New Brunswick. She also is a Life Member of the League of Canadian Poets, where she has participated vociferously in its feminist caucus. M. Travis Lane lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Product details

• Authors: Tammy Armstrong, Fred Cogswell, M Travis Lane, M. Travis Lane, Jeanette Lynes, Alden Nowlan
• Assisted by: Anne Compton (Editor), Laurence Hutchman (Editor), Ross Leckie (Editor), Robin McGrath (Editor)
• Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2002
• EAN: 9780864923134
• ISBN: 978-0-86492-313-4
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 76 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 450 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies