Most of the essays in this volume were previously presented as lectures as part of the Anne Szumigalski lecture series Canadiana
Contents:
2002: Poetry's practice of philosophy / Tim Lilburn 2004: Every exit is an entrance (a praise of sleep) / Anne Carson 2005: Frederick Ward : writing as jazz / George Elliott Clarke 2006: Why poetry? / Margaret Atwood 2007: The angel of the big muddy / Mark Abley 2008: Ediocaran and anthropocene poetry as a reader of deep time / Don McKay 2009: Re-discovering ancient springs : a consideration of metaphorical space / Marilyn Bowering 2010: Poetry and community / Anne Simpson 2011: Pristine and startled : ways of seeing / Glen Sorestad 2012: Coming (back) to poetry / Robert Currie
