Al Purdy (1918–2000)
Autor de Rooms for Rent in the Outer Planets: Selected Poems 1962-1996
Sobre El Autor
The author of 30 or so volumes of poetry, Al Purdy is admired for "his fascination with observed detail and his rhythmic skill with laconic idiom," in the words of W. H. New. In 1978, Being Alive offered a selection of Purdy's best work from the previous 25 years, and in 1986 Collected Poems: mostrar más 1956-1986 appeared, with 250 poems out of the 700 he had published. Although a prolific poet, Purdy is also a stern critic of his own work. Born in a small town on the eastern end of Lake Ontario, Purdy has remained in that area most of his life. From what he called a "Bush land, scrub land," he has drawn the inspiration and subject matter for much of his poetry. His extensive travels are reflected in his poetry, as in the 1984 volume Piling Blood. Showing his continuing development as a writer, the poems in A Woman on the Shore (1990) are more intense than much of his earlier work. Purdy died in North Saanich, B.C., on April 21, 2000. His final collection of poetry, Beyond Remembering: The Collected Poems of Al Purdy, was released posthumously in the fall of 2000. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Créditos de la imagen: Memorial statue of Alfred Purdy, in Toronto, by Edwin and Veronica Dam de Nogales. 2008
Series
Obras de Al Purdy
Wild grape wine 2 copias
Home country : selected poems 2 copias
Lament for Bukowski 1 copia
Purdy Selected. 1 copia
Love in a burning building 1 copia
Say the Names 1 copia
In Mexico 1 copia
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Purdy, Alfred Wellington
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1918-12-30
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2000-04-21
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Canada
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Lugares de residencia
- Wooler, Ontario, Canada (birth)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Ocupaciones
- poet
novelist
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- Obras
- 43
- También por
- 6
- Miembros
- 380
- Popularidad
- #63,551
- Valoración
- 3.5
- Reseñas
- 4
- ISBNs
- 51
- Favorito
- 2