{"product_id":"the-new-long-poem-anthology-second-edition-paperback","title":"The New Long Poem Anthology (Second Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharon Thesen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe long poem, nowadays, is the talk of various discourses with each other: \"A poem is a small painting, a long poem is a mural.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe New Long Poem Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e is an irreplaceable roadmap of a vital and powerful poetic form, a record of the most seductive and sustained \"singing talk\" in postmodern Canadian writing. Edited by Sharon Thesen, this collection of long poems; longer works; sequential poems; extended poems; and serial, lengthy or longish poems extend the geography of postmodern Canadian poetry as it was laid out in 1979, exemplifying Michael Ondaatje's early observation that \"the most interesting work being done by poets today can be found within the structure of the long poem.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a statement of poetics and short bibliography from each author, the second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe New Long Poem Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e includes work by Anne Carson, Christopher Dewdney, Lisa Robertson, Jeff Derksen, Don McKay, Erin Mouré, Patrick Friesen, Steve McCaffery, George Bowering, Dionne Brand, Louis Dudek, Diana Hartog, Roy Kiyooka, Robert Kroetsch, Daphne Marlatt, David McFadden, Barry McKinnon, bpNichol, Michael Ondaatje, Lola Lemire Tostevin, Fred Wah, Phyllis Webb, Robin Blaser, and Yolande Villemaire.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharon Thesen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharon Thesen was born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan in 1946. She moved to the British Columbia Interior in 1952 and lived in Prince George and Kamloops before settling in Vancouver in 1966. She is the author of several books of poetry and the former editor of the Capilano Review. She currently teaches English at Capilano College in North Vancouver and writes reviews for the \u003ci\u003eVancouver Sun\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.7 x 6.73 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47582213800157,"sku":"9780889224384","price":34.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/qagks71rn39780889224384.webp?v=1773570224","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-new-long-poem-anthology-second-edition-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}