To Paris Never Again is a collection of 45 of Purdy's last poems, including four reworkings of previously published favourites. It is the work of a poet who is absolutely sure of himself and his material - but who doesn't mind a surprise or two.
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The Canadian League of Poets has declared a
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Al Purdy was born December 30, 1918, in Wooler, Ontario and died at Sidney, BC, April 21, 2000. Raised in Trenton, Ontario, he lived throughout Canada as he developed his reputation as one of Canada's greatest writers. His collections included two winners of the Governor General's Award, Cariboo Horses (1965) and Collected Poems (1986)
and other classics such as Poems for All the Annettes, In Search of Owen Roblin and Piling Blood. Later in life, he travelled widely with his wife Eurithe and settled in Ameliasburg, Ontario and Sidney, BC. In addition to his thirty-three books of poetry, he published a novel, an autobiography and nine collections of essays and correspondence. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1983 and the Order of Ontario in 1987. His ashes are buried in Ameliasburg at the end of Purdy Lane.
The Canadian League of Poets has declared a
National Al Purdy Day!
Al Purdy was born December 30, 1918, in Wooler, Ontario and died at Sidney, BC, April 21, 2000. Raised in Trenton, Ontario, he lived throughout Canada as he developed his reputation as one of Canada's greatest writers. His collections included two winners of the Governor General's Award, Cariboo Horses (1965) and Collected Poems (1986)
and other classics such as Poems for All the Annettes, In Search of Owen Roblin and Piling Blood. Later in life, he travelled widely with his wife Eurithe and settled in Ameliasburg, Ontario and Sidney, BC. In addition to his thirty-three books of poetry, he published a novel, an autobiography and nine collections of essays and correspondence. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1983 and the Order of Ontario in 1987. His ashes are buried in Ameliasburg at the end of Purdy Lane.
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- Reaching for the Beaufort Sea: An Autobiography by Al Purdy in Front Matter
- Rooms for Rent in the Outer Planets: Selected Poems 1962-1996 by Al Purdy in Front Matter
- A Splinter in the Heart by Al Purdy in Front Matter
- Life with Picasso by Francoise Gilot in Back Matter
- British Columbia by Bill Brooks on page 124
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- Beyond Remembering: The Collected Poems of Al Purdy by Al Purdy in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- You're in Canada Now ...: A Memoir of Sorts by Susan Musgrave on page 254, and page 258
- The Dominion of Love: An Anthology of Canadian Love Poems by Tom Wayman in Back Matter
- Creating Anarchy by Ron Sakolsky on page 41
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