| I Am Here and Not Not-There Contributor(s): Avison, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 0889843155 ISBN-13: 9780889843158 Publisher: Porcupine's Quill OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2009 Annotation: This question was put by a registrant: What makes a poet's language distinctive?' We all fell silent, trying to pin it down, then tried to answer. Not just affection for words, which is common to all good writers; not necessarily a matter of cadence, formal structures, rhythm. The answer that came to me, forced out of minutes of dismissing options, was new to me too: It is saying I am here and not not-there''.' |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009482454 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.7" (1.40 lbs) 351 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Margaret Avison was a highly regarded Canadian poet who saw poetry as her life's vocation but shied away from being publicly labelled a poet. She has been called reclusive, introspective; her poetry difficult and demanding. And yet, as shown by her enigmatically titled autobiography, "I am Here and Not Not-There," she was also a woman with a lively curiosity and a real love for the world.' |