Post-glacial: The Poetry of Robert Kroetsch

Robert Kroetsch

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Post-glacial

The Poetry of Robert Kroetsch

Robert Kroetsch
Edited by: David Eso
Afterword by: Aritha van Herk

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2019

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Volume 31 | Laurier Poetry

About this book

Post-glacial is a collection of poems by Robert Kroestch selected by his former student David Eso. The book features Kroetsch’s iconic collection, Completed Field Notes, alongside rare work gathered from different stages of Kroetsch’s career. The book contains an afterword by Aritha van Herk.

Author / Editor information

Kroetsch Robert :

Robert Kroetsch was born in 1927 to the village of Heisler, in central Alberta. He taught at SUNY Binghamton, where he co-founded the journal boundary 2, and at the University of Manitoba. Kroetsch developed a significant reputation as an early adopter of postmodernism through his poetry, fiction, and critical essays.Eso David :

David Eso is a PhD candidate at the University of Victoria, and he serves on the Malahat Review poetry board. His writings on Robert Kroetsch include “Incendiary Landscape,” “Loving Strife,” and “From Friction, Heat.” He is the co-editor, with Jeanette Lynes, of Where the Nights are Twice as Long, an anthology of poetry and correspondence.van Herk Aritha :

Aritha van Herk is a professor at the University of Calgary, where she teaches Creative Writing, Canadian Literature and Contemporary Narrative.

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Literary Studies Literary Genres and Media Poetry

Front Matter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Biographical Note Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xi
Pirate Story Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Having a Word with Columbus: A Song for Ed Dyck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	2
There is a World Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	3
Tourist from Toronto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	4
Are we there yet? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	6
as the flowers see them Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	7
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Taste Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	13
Projected Visit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	14
Spring Harvest Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	15
Lonesome Writer Diptych Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	17
Sydney Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	23
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Delphi Commentary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	25
Keyed In Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	44
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it is a matter of winter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	50
The Lost Narrative of Mrs. David Thompson (Edited by Robert Kroetsch) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	51
Ten Simple Questions for David Thompson (Recorded by Robert Kroetsch) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	55
Late April? 1991 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	57
April 29–May 4, 1991 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	59
November 9, 1983: For Robert Hilles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	61
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October 15, 2019

eBook ISBN:

9781771124270

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https://doi.org/10.51644/9781771124270

eBook ISBN: 9781771124270

Keywords for this book

long poems; Robert Kroetsch; postmodern; prairie writing; life writing; 20th and 21st century Canadian authors; postmodern; postmodernism

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