Shared Universe: New and Selected Poems 1995-2020

Paul Vermeersch (Author) Daniel Scott Tysdal (Introduction by)

Description

"An invaluable aid in this time of troubled spirits, muddled truths, and convoluted thinking." -- Mark Mothersbaugh, Devo

Paul Vermeersch has reinvented the "new and selected." Bringing together the very best of his poetry from the last quarter century with new and never-before-published works, Shared Universe is a sprawling chronicle of the dawn of civilizations, the riddles of 21st-century existence, and any number of glorious, or menacing, futures. Selected poetry collections are traditionally organized according to the books in which the poems first appeared, but these poems are arranged by prophecy and mythos, corresponding to the human (or trans-human) body, or as dictated by animal speech. In this universe, time is thematic instead of chronological, and space is aesthetic rather than voluminous. Here, alongside popular favourites, are recently unearthed gems and visionary new poems that reveal the books hidden within the books of one of Canada's most distinctive and imaginative poets.

Product Details

Price

$29.95

Publisher

Misfit Book

Publish Date

September 01, 2020

Pages

240

Dimensions

5.8 X 8.8 X 0.8 inches | 0.9 pounds

Language

English

Type

Hardcover

EAN/UPC

9781770412248

BISAC Categories:

Canadian

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About the Author

Paul Vermeersch is a poet, multimedia artist, creative writing professor, and literary editor. He is the author of several poetry collections, including the Trillium Award-nominated The Reinvention of the Human Hand and, most recently, Self-Defence for the Brave and Happy. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Guelph for which he received the Governor General's Gold Medal. His poems have been translated into Polish, German, Spanish, and French and have appeared in international anthologies. He teaches at Sheridan College and is the founding editor of Buckrider Books, an imprint of Wolsak & Wynn Publishers Ltd. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Reviews

"Vermeersch's poetry is tremendously rich ... The poems, always perceptive, sometimes achingly sad, and sometimes achingly funny -- are real poems. That is, they are written with an ear for the sound of our language: for the basic iambic of English, for the drama of emotion and wit, for the richly suggestive possibilities of pun and colloquial usage." -- The Fiddlehead

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