Tag: Mary Dalton

  • Contemporary Canadian Poets Revert to Traditional Forms

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    Toronto writer Barbara Gray reviews three new books of poetry that harken back to traditional forms: Toronto poet laureate George Elliott Clarke’s Illicit Sonnets is loosely modeled on Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnets from the Portuguese, her celebrated series of uber-romantic poems addressed to fellow poet (and eventual husband) Robert Browning. However, Clarke’s sensibilities are far from those of…

  • Poetry collections yield many jewels

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      By: Joan Sullivan    Topics : The Newfoundland Quarterly , Newfoundland and Labrador This seems a strong season for Newfoundland and Labrador poetry, with Breakwater’s anthology and Michael Crummey’s recent volume, and now come new collections from two poets who rarely put a foot or word wrong. And they don’t disappoint here. The writing from Carmelita McGrath…