{"product_id":"desire-never-leaves-the-poetry-of-tim-lilburn-9780889205147","title":"Desire Never Leaves: The Poetry of Tim Lilburn","description":"\u003cp\u003e The selected poems in \u003ci\u003eDesire Never Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e span Tim Lilburn's career, demonstrating the evolution of a unique and careful thinker as he takes his place among the nation's premier writers. This edition of his poetry untangles many of the strands running through his works, providing insight into a poetic world that is both spectacular and humbling. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The introduction by Alison Calder situates Lilburn's writing in an alternate tradition of prairie poetry that relies less on the vernacular and more on philosophy and meditation. Examining Lilburn's antecedents in Christian mysticism and the ascetic tradition, Calder stresses the paradoxical nature of Lilburn's writing--the expression of loss through plenitude. The divine in the natural world is glimpsed in brief flashes; nevertheless, the poet, driven by love, continues his quest for what glitters in things. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Tim Lilburn's afterword is an evocative meditation grounded in personal history. He speaks of how poetry, a craning quiet, allows one to hear what is alive in the world. He also describes how poetry is resolutely attached to both a historical moment and an individual subjectivity that is inevitably anchored in time. Lilburn's poetry is both a religious undertaking and a political gesture that speaks to the urgency of situating ourselves where we live. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison Calder, Tim Lilburn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.00w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889205147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalder, Alison:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Calder\u003c\/b\u003e has published widely on Canadian prairie literature and culture, including critical editions of \u003ci\u003eSettlers of the Marsh\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOver Prairie Trails\u003c\/i\u003e by Frederick Philip Grove, and \u003ci\u003eDesire Never Leaves: The Poetry of Tim Lilburn\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poetry collections are \u003ci\u003eWolf Tree\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Tiger Park\u003c\/i\u003e, and with Jeanette Lynes she is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Works: Improvisations in Letters and Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches Canadian literature and creative writing at the University of Manitoba.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLilburn, Tim:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTim Lilburn\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six books of poetry, including the Governor Generals Award-winning collection \u003ci\u003eKill-Site\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of a book of essays, \u003ci\u003eLiving in the World as if It Were Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of two anthologies, \u003ci\u003eThinking and Singing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePoetry and Knowing\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilfrid Laurier University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41262132428915,"sku":"9.78089E+12","price":30.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0e748197-74ad-4dc4-ae7d-86391c4e452a.jpg?v=1705503310","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/desire-never-leaves-the-poetry-of-tim-lilburn-9780889205147","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}