Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Anthems and Anthologies 35
6. Publication, Performances, and Politics 51
7. The Poetry of the Canoe 79
8. Excerpts of Exploration Writing in Anthologies of English-Canadian Literature 107
9. Anthologies and the Canonization Process 127
10. Nation Building, the Literary Tradition, and English-Canadian Anthologies 147
11. Anthology on the Radio 167
12. Canadian Literary Anthologies through the Lens of Publishing History 183
13. Confessions of an Unrepentant Anthologist 209
14. The Poet-Editor and the Small Press 219
15. Why So Serious? 253
16. Reading Anthologies 271
17. The Poet and Her Library 279
18. About the Contributors 297
19. Index 301