{"product_id":"john-glassco-selected-poems-with-three-notes-9780919614628","title":"John Glassco: Selected Poems with Three Notes","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor this collection John Glassco won the Governor General's Award in 1971. He intended it as a definitive selection of his best poetry which includes his frequently anthologized poems such as The Death of Don Quixote, Brummell at Calais, Needham Cemetery and Quebec Farmhouse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlassco's original selection is presented here in its entirety with additional material and excerpts drawn from his later published work and his translations, together with three short prose pieces dealing with the poetic process, poetry readings and the art of translation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA craftsman of unusual care, Glassco was known for his sensitivity and wit as well as for his forthright treatment of love, the nostalgia occasioned by the passage of time and the loss of that which we cherish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Glassco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780919614628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Glassco (1909-1981) published two books of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Deficit Made Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e (1958) and \u003ci\u003eA Point of Sky\u003c\/i\u003e (1964) in addition to \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (1971). He also wrote \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of Montparnasse\u003c\/i\u003e (1970 \u0026amp; 1995), a popular account of his days in Paris in the 1920s. Well-known for his skill as a translator, Glassco edited (and translated in part) the important collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Poetry of French Canada\u003c\/i\u003e (1970) as well as the journals and poems of Saint Denys Garneau, Monique Bosco's, Lot's Wife (1970) and Jean-Charles Harvey's \u003ci\u003eFear's Folly\/Les demi-civilises\u003c\/i\u003e (1982).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael Gnarowski, formerly Professor of English at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, has written an introduction giving a brief account of Glassco's life and has supplied some annotation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40429183565939,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_33f1e24c-1849-452a-861c-602c47905c5e.jpg?v=1662730889","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/john-glassco-selected-poems-with-three-notes-9780919614628","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}