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9781772124514 | |
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Apostrophes VIII
Nothing Is But You and I
The late sun falls slowly into the afternoon of your eyes, and there
it pauses as one might pause to take a breath —from "Lost"
Nothing Is But You and I, the breathtaking final volume in the Apostrophes series, reveals poet E.D. Blodgett at his most accomplished. Lyrical grace meets exquisite technique as Blodgett fathoms intimacy, knowledge, and being. The poems allow us to listen to one side of an intimate conversation; yet despite this inward focus, the speaker looks up and out at a larger world, inviting us into contemplations of loss, time, memory, and the ineffable other.
About the Author
E.D. Blodgett (1935–2018) published numerous books of poetry as well as literary history and translations. He was Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at the University of Alberta. His books won the Governor General's Award twice, for poetry and translation. From 2007 to 2009 he was Edmonton's Poet Laureate.
Reviews
# 6 on Edmonton Fiction Bestsellers list, March 04, 2019
# 2 on Edmonton Fiction Bestsellers list, March 10, 2019
"E.D. Blodgett's final book Nothing Is But You and I completes his life long poem Apostrophes with a rumination on life, fragility, and time....[T]he poems formally reflect on time and duration, death and whatever comes next as our human matter unravels." [Full review at https://canlit.ca/article/something-attentive/]—Ryan Fitzpatrick
# 2 on Edmonton Fiction Bestsellers list, March 10, 2019
"E.D. Blodgett's final book Nothing Is But You and I completes his life long poem Apostrophes with a rumination on life, fragility, and time....[T]he poems formally reflect on time and duration, death and whatever comes next as our human matter unravels." [Full review at https://canlit.ca/article/something-attentive/]—Ryan Fitzpatrick
Endorsements
"Blodgett was perhaps the greatest living master of prosody in Canadian poetry, and this lifetime of craft is evident in every poem. Apostrophes VIII is exceptional—the culmination of one of the most distinguished poetry careers in Canada in the past fifty years."—James Gifford, Professor of English, Fairleigh Dickinson University–Vancouver Campus
"These are accomplished, weighty poems that demand full immersion on the part of the reader. They are dense and metaphysical with their own signature rhythm which often feels like waves crashing onto a shore, or a pebble thrown into water, and the rings from its weight moving outward into wider circles."—Jeanette Lynes, Professor of English, University of Saskatchewan
"These are accomplished, weighty poems that demand full immersion on the part of the reader. They are dense and metaphysical with their own signature rhythm which often feels like waves crashing onto a shore, or a pebble thrown into water, and the rings from its weight moving outward into wider circles."—Jeanette Lynes, Professor of English, University of Saskatchewan
Paperback / softback | |
February 7, 2019 | |
9781772124514 | |
English | |
80 | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
5.25 Inches (US) | |
0.24 Inches (US) | |
.26 Pounds (US) | |
$21.99 USD, £15.50 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Other Titles by E.D. Blodgett
Songs for Dead Children
E.D. Blodgett
Jan 2018
- University of Alberta Press
$21.99 USD
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Dramatic Licence
Louise Ladouceur, translated by Richard Lebeau, foreword by E.D. Blodgett
Jul 2012
- University of Alberta Press
$38.99 USD
- Paperback / softback
Other Titles from Robert Kroetsch Series
We Have Never Lived On Earth
Kasia Van Schaik
Aug 2022
- University of Alberta Press
$24.99 USD
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Separation Anxiety
Gavin Bradley
May 2022
- University of Alberta Press
$19.99 USD
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Demeter Goes Skydiving
Susan McCaslin
Mar 2011
- University of Alberta Press
$21.99 USD
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Kat Among the Tigers
Kath MacLean
Feb 2011
- University of Alberta Press
$21.99 USD
- Paperback / softback
The Measure of Paris
Stephen Scobie
Jun 2010
- University of Alberta Press
$32.99 USD
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