One Leaf Shaking Paperback - 2000

Name: ONE LEAF SHAKING Collected Later Poems 1977-1990
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Author: Skelton, Robin
ISBN: 9780888783707

by Robin Skelton

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One Leaf Shaking is the first collection of Robin Skelton's later poetry written and compiled during the 1980s when he was both at the apex of his career and revered for his standing in academic circles. Poems included in this volume are taken from four titles previously published by Sono Nis, Oolichan and Porcupine's Quill--Landmarks, Limits, Distances and Opening--and attests to his incredible range and prolific talent. The work also includes verse that comprised two chapbooks, Words for Witches and De Nihilio, and seventeen previously unpublished poems.

Renowned for his mentorship and entrepreneurial energies in every creative arena, Skelton applies his generous intellect and quiet insight to the world he both recalls and reclaims, a world fashioned by the hands of a master craftsman and linked thematically to reflect the poet's shifting attentions yet constant interest. In order to fully appreciate one of Canada's unofficial poet laureates, add this volume to your library of cherished classics. With an introduction by Harold Rhenisch.

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Title One Leaf Shaking
Author Robin Skelton
Binding Paperback
Edition First Thus
Pages 274
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Dundurn Press, U.S.A.
Date April 16, 2000
ISBN 9780888783707 / 0888783701
Weight 0.83 lbs (0.38 kg)
Dimensions 8.24 x 5.42 x 0.94 in (20.93 x 13.77 x 2.39 cm)
Themes
- Cultural Region: Canadian
Library of Congress Catalog Number 97193116
Dewey Decimal Code 811.54

About the author

Poet, anthologist, editor, teacher, biographer, art and literary critic, historical writer, initiated witch and occultist, Robin Skelton came to Canada in 1963, the author of five collections of poetry and nine other books. He taught at the University of Victoria for almost thirty years, teaching in the Department of English and then in the Department of Creative Writing, of which he was the founding Chairman in 1973. In 1967, together with John Peter, he founded The Malahat Review. He published approximately 100 books. His publications with Beach Holme include Wrestling the Angel (1994) and his newest title One Leaf Shaking (1996). He passed away August 22, 1997 and will be greatly missed.

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ONE LEAF SHAKING Collected Later Poems 1977-1990

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Porcepic Books. Very Good. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. 0888783701 . 1996 printing. Cover different than stock photo. Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings such as front and spine sticker. Internal pages clean and tight, age tanning to page edges and inside covers. Cover has light scuffing and light wear at corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 274 pages; One Leaf Shaking is the first collection of Robin Skelton's later poetry in one volume, written during his fifties and sixties. The poems are taken from: Landmarks (1979) , Limits (1981) , Distances (1985) and Openings (1988) , as well as two chapbooks and a manuscript. The book includes 17 poems which have not previously appeared in book format. In spare, direct language Skelton skillfully illuminates the small quotidian wonders of life on Canada's west coast. His writing is tactile, tender, written as if whispered in confidence to a close friend. [335-noto] .