The essential Charles Bruce
By: selected by Carmine Starnino
Series: Essential poets series -- 18; Essential poets (Erin, Ont.) -- 18
Publisher: The Porcupine's Quill
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Erin, Ontario
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9780889844162
Subjects: Canadian poetry
Work titles: Poems
Description: "Poems by Nova Scotian Charles Bruce. His poetry resonated with the sights and sounds of the Maritimes. Bruce embraced rural settings, tactile imagery, structural simplicity and direct language. This is the 18th is the Essential Poets Series and features an Foreword by poet and essayist Carmine Starnino. A perceptive Afterword by Bruce's son Harry is also included."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Biography; title: Words are never enough; title: Islands; title: The independent; title: Wave; title: Nova Scotia fish hut; title: Tidewater morning; title: Eastern Shore; title: The other shore; title: Immediates; title: Back road farm; title: An ear to the ground; title: March day : windy; title: Orchard in the woods; title: Country Sunday; title: The Mulgrave Road; title: Coast farm; title: Disapproving woman; title: Early morning landing; title: Girls in the parlour; title: Grey ship moving; title: Lake Superior coast : train window; title: Late marriage; title: Lunenburg; title: Return and introduction; title: Spirit of a province; title: The standing woods; title: Upstairs room.