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Dennis Cooley, one of Canada’s most prominent poets, says writing becomes political when you play with certain kinds of voices. His poetry has been influenced and inspired by the prairies and other Canadian poets, but he insists on disturbing the formal poetic inheritance he esteems. His engagement with a variety of speaking voices asks that readers question authority and challenge institutional privilege. In By Word of Mouth, a collection from across his career, readers will discover how Cooley returns to the prairie vernacular and speaks to Canadian identity. Poetry, says Cooley, is about our time and our place.
Nicole Markotić’s introductory essay discusses how Dennis Cooley plays with poetic reference, inspires with syntactical surprises, parodies contemporary writing, and indulges in wild, celebratory puns. This book roams around Dennis Cooley’s poetical world and invites the reader to play along.
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About the Author
Dennis Cooley grew up in Estevan, Saskatchewan, and attended the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Rochester. He is an active member of the writing community in Winnipeg and teaches at St. John’s College, University of Manitoba. His latest book of poetry is the bentleys (2006).
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echolalia by Dennis Cooley
the first thing you should know
about me is i am
a sound poet
i wind up &
throw my voice
into the tent
: like that
? how you like that
neat don't you think
all the loops in the system
some smart guy said well
what's the point
it's canvas isn't it
& you say yeah well so what
it's paint yr smearing there
all over the canvas yr words are paint
he's a real pain in the ass that guy
the important thing is
i take soundings see
i try to hear myself
try to hear you hearing
yur eyes grow green & big
that's how i find myself that's how
i find you
i can hear where you sizzle
& pop
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- PublisherWilfrid Laurier University Press
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1554580072
- ISBN 13 9781554580071
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages84
- EditorMarkotic Nicole
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