Crackerjack Umbrella, selected poems. Toronto, Twoffish Press, 2008
ISBN 978-0-9739903-4-8, 85 pages, $20.00 This volume brings together unpublished and long-ago-published poems that have not appeared previously in book form. These are keepers that begged for the light of day. Many have been extensively revised for this book. The poems were written over a period of several decades. The two sections, "Then" and "Now", reflect a change of perspective over time. The approximate date of first writing is given. In some cases comments have been added to contextualize and illuminate the work. --from the Author's Note Previous Publications 
The Orphan and the Stranger, poetry. Toronto:
Wolsak & Wynn Publishers, 1985 (out of print, available in libraries) Poems based on the lives and deaths of both the poet’s parents. Partial Contents: ▪ “Song of the Runaway Father” ▪ “What Shall We Do with My Father’s Portrait?” ▪ “Still Life with Television” ▪ “Anti-Lullaby” ▪ “My Mother Abdicates” ▪ “The Orphan and the Stranger” 
Hollandsong, poetry. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1975
(out of print, available in libraries) Poems of love and love’s waning. Partial contents: ▪ Poem for Silence and a Name ▪ The Potters’ Morning ▪“The spider knows his centre…” ▪ Balcony Ballad ▪ At Love ▪“Hubband in de Kitchen…” |
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No Lingering Peace, poetry. Fredericton: The Fiddlehead Press, 1972
(out of print, available in libraries)
The poet’s first collection.
Partial Contents:
▪ “New Snow in March”
▪ “We, as Poetic Device”
▪ “Birds in Water”
▪ “Homegoing Blues”
▪ “Song about Songs”
▪ “The Grey Coat”
(out of print, available in libraries)
The poet’s first collection.
Partial Contents:
▪ “New Snow in March”
▪ “We, as Poetic Device”
▪ “Birds in Water”
▪ “Homegoing Blues”
▪ “Song about Songs”
▪ “The Grey Coat”
Anthologies
"An Evening of Poetry," story, in A Trip Around McFadden, a 70th birthday festschrift,
ed. Jim Smith and Stuart Ross, Toronto, Front Press/Proper Tales Press, 2010
"An Evening of Poetry" was subsequently published as a chapbook by Twoffish Press.
ed. Jim Smith and Stuart Ross, Toronto, Front Press/Proper Tales Press, 2010
"An Evening of Poetry" was subsequently published as a chapbook by Twoffish Press.
"Alive, Unique," essay, in Imagination in Action: Thoughts on Creativity by Painters, Sculptors, Musicians, Poets, Novelists, Teachers, Actors...,
ed. Carol Malyon. Toronto: The Mercury Press, 2007
First, there is an underlying deep focus, a meditative state, and I notice my breathing slow down of its own accord. Then, in the elevator, a neighbour happens to mention the weather, and a poem begins: climbing the rain.
ed. Carol Malyon. Toronto: The Mercury Press, 2007
First, there is an underlying deep focus, a meditative state, and I notice my breathing slow down of its own accord. Then, in the elevator, a neighbour happens to mention the weather, and a poem begins: climbing the rain.
"A Lesson in Resuscitation," narrative poem, and "The Singular Sister," story, in
Tales for an Unknown City: Stories from One Thousand and One Friday Nights of Storytelling,
ed. Dan Yashinsky. Kingston, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1990.
The Third Taboo: A Collection of Poems on Jealousy, ed. Heather Cadsby and Maria Jacobs. Toronto: Wolsak & Wynn Publishers, 1983.
Whale Sound, ed. Greg Gatenby. North Vancouver: J.J. Douglas Ltd., 1977
Handbook
New Poet’s Handbook, edited and compiled by Marvyne Jenoff for The League of Canadian Poets, 1983 and 1985. (out of print, available in libraries)
Tales for an Unknown City: Stories from One Thousand and One Friday Nights of Storytelling,
ed. Dan Yashinsky. Kingston, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1990.
The Third Taboo: A Collection of Poems on Jealousy, ed. Heather Cadsby and Maria Jacobs. Toronto: Wolsak & Wynn Publishers, 1983.
Whale Sound, ed. Greg Gatenby. North Vancouver: J.J. Douglas Ltd., 1977
Handbook
New Poet’s Handbook, edited and compiled by Marvyne Jenoff for The League of Canadian Poets, 1983 and 1985. (out of print, available in libraries)
