Nelson Ball has had a significant impact on contemporary Canadian poetry not only as a poet but as an editor, with his Weed/Flower Press in the 1960s and 70s. Certain Details provides a major overview of the breadth and many paths of Ball's poetry over six decades. This selection of his work includes his trademark minimalist poems in addition to longer works and sequences; it spans nature poems, homages, meditations, narratives, found poems, and visual poems. The book contains selections from all of Ball's major collections as well as works that have previously appeared only in chapbook or ephemeral form. In a generous and thoughtful afterword, and for the first time in print, Ball discusses his processes, influences, and aesthetics. The book is introduced by editor and poet Stuart Ross, who offers a personal entry point into Nelson Ball's extraordinary oeuvre.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
ISBN-13
9781771122467
eBay Product ID (ePID)
233416079
Product Key Features
Book Title
Certain Details: the Poetry of Nelson Ball
Author
Nelson Ball
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Poetry
Publication Year
2017
Number of Pages
65 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
228mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
176g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Nelson Ball
Editor
Stuart Ross
Country/Region of Manufacture
Canada
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