Poems by Nova Scotian Charles Bruce. His poetry resonated with the sights and sounds of the Maritimes. Bruce embraced rural settings, tactile imagery, structural simplicity and direct language. This is the 18th is the Essential Poets Series and features an Foreword by poet and essayist Carmine Starnino. A perceptive Afterword by Bruce's son Harry is also included.--$cProvided by publisher.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2018.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- C811/.52
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Poems Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9780889848580 9780889844162
- LCCN
- PR9199.3.B725
- LCCN Item number
- A6 2018eb
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- CaBNVSL
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- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (63 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
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- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00239405 (OCoLC)1065408510 (CaOOCEL)479859
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Librar y and Arc hiv es Canada Cat alo g uing in Pub lication 6
- Br uce Charl es Poems. Selec tion s Th e essent ial Charl es Bru ce selec ted by Carmi ne Starn ino. 6
- Ess ent ial poets series Po ems. In clu d es bibliographica l re ferences. - - - - s oftco ver 6
- I. Starn ino Carmi ne edito r II. Title. III. Series Ess ent ial poets series 6
- Co pyright Th e Estate of Charl es Bru ce . 6
- Pu bli she d by The Porcupi nes Qui l l Ma in Stree t PO Box Eri n Ont ari o . httpp orc upi nes q uill.ca 6
- Re pres ente din CanadabyCanad ian Manda . Tr ade ord ers are ava ilabl efrom Univers ity ofToronto Press . 6
- Ta ble of Contents 7
- 17 17 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 34 35 36 45 46 47 48 49 50 59 7
- 60 62 63 7
- Fo reword 9
- Th e Mu lgrave Ro ad Th e Mu lgrave Road Oxfo rd Boo k of Canadian Verse Pe nguin Boo k of Canadian Verse Th e Dalh ousie Rev iew Th e Mu lgrave Road 9
- 1971 1979 9
- Hi s sp eck led pastu res dipp ed to mee t th e beach Wh ere the old fish huts sto o d. At his fro nt door A man cou ld stand and see the whole wid e re ach Of blu e Atlant ic. But he stayed ash ore . 10
- He was a caref ul man a tri fle col d To mee t and tal k to. There were some who tho ught Hi s hand was a bit gra spi ng when he sol d A littl e sl ow to open when he bought. 10
- Bu t no one said it that way. When you heard Hi s habi ts mentioned th ere wou ld be a pau se. And then the sof t explanator y wo rd. Th ey said he was dry-foote d. And he was. 10
- Th e Mu lgrave Road 11
- Th ere was alw ays a time after the wash barre ls were emp ty Af ter hand-barro ws were lug ged up the beach to the hut And herri ng lay beh ind handw rought staves cle an with salt 11
- Dalh ousie Th e Mu lgrave Road 12
- Wa it if you like someone will come to find A handline or a gutti ng-kn ife or stow 12
- A coi led net in the lof t. Or just to smoke And loa f and swap tomorro w in slow tal k And kno ck his pip e out on a killick-rock Some one lef t ly ing sixty years ago. 13
- Th e Mu lgrave Road 13
- Th e Mu lgrave Road 15
- 1951 15
- Th e Mu lgrave Road Th e Mu lgrave Road 16
- 1953 16
- 1961 17
- Creative Writing in Can a d a vieux jeu Th e Mu lgrave Road Th e Mu lgrave Road 17
- Th e Mu lgrave Road Wi ld Apple s Th e Mu lgrave Road Cu rrie Head 18
- 1927 18
- Carmin e St arnin o 18
- Bi ography 19
- Wo rds Are Never Eno ugh 19
- Is lands 22
- Th e In dep end ent 22
- Wa ve 23
- No va Sco t ia Fish Hut 24
- Sh ick shick shick shick 24
- Ti dewater Morni ng 25
- Eastern Sho re 26
- Th e Other Sho re 27
- Im med iates 28
- IMMEDIATES 28
- Ba ck Ro ad Farm 29
- An Ear to the Gro und 30
- Ma rch Day Wi ndy 31
- Orchards in the Wood s 32
- Th e Mu lgrav e Ro ad 33
- Co ast Farm 35
- Di sap pro ving Woman 36
- Earl y Mo rni ng Landi ng 36
- Gi rls in the Parlo ur 37
- Grey Ship Mov ing 38
- Sappho 38
- Sappho 39
- Ah Clare you get alo ng well with peo ple Or so it see ms if eve r th ey get to kno w you. A lit tle slo w fo r a combat off ice r what Ye s not exac tly in combat category. 39
- He rald Gazet te St ar 40
- Sappho 42
- Sappho 43
- Sappho 45
- Sappho 46
- Lake Sup eri o r Co ast Tra in Window 47
- Late Marriage 48
- Ti dehead 49
- Re turn and Int roduc tion 50
- Sp iri t of a Pro vince 51
- Th e St and ing Wood s 52
- J. J. Ma rsh all Ma rsh all Pr inc ess Dag mar 55
- Up stairs Room 61
- Af ter word 62
- Canadian Pre ss Oxfo rd Eng lish Dic tio nary Fo wle rs Eng lish Usa ge Fo wle r Bl uenos e 62
- 1971 1945 62
- Th e Chann el Sh ore 63
- Ha rry Bruce 63
- Ab out Charl es Bru ce 64
- 11 1906 1927 1928 1932 1937 1943 1944 1944 1941 1947 1951 1952 1954 1959 1963 1968 1971 64
- No rth Syd ney Herald Th e Fa m ily Herald Wi ld Apple s Ha lifax Chronic le To mor rows Tide Th e Mu lgrave Road Th e Chann el Shore Th e To wnship of Ti me Ne ws and the Southams 64
- Bi bliography 65
- POETRY 65
- Wi ld Apple s To mor rows Tide Pe rsona l Note Gr ey Ship Mov ing Th e Flow ing Summ er Th e Mu lgrave Road 65
- 1927 1932 1941 1945 1947 1951 65
- FICTION 65
- Th e Chann el Shore Th e To wnship of Tim e 65
- 1954 1959 65
- NON-FICTION 65
- Ne ws and the South ams 65
- 1968 65
- HONOURS 65
- 1951 65
