A clean and tight copy, about fine. From the collection of Canadian writer Greg Gatenby, his ownershiop signature to top right corner of front endpaper. Inscribed for Greg from Richard on the front endpaper. Includes the Press Promotional newsletter.

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Title: Mogul Recollected
Publisher: Porcupines Quill, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0889841748
ISBN 13: 9780889841741
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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In 1836 an elephant drowned off the coast of New Brunswick. Poet Richard Outram explores the significance of this bizarre occurrence in his brilliant new volume of poetry, Mogul Recollected.

These witty and profound poems recreate the dismal conditions of Mogul's existence before he plunged to his death during a ship fire. Some are told from the point of view of Mogul himself, others from the perspective of ruthless trainers and circus owners. Recasting the tragedy as an inversion of the Noah's Ark story, Outram delineates with startling clarity man's betrayal of beast.

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Outram was born in Canada in 1930. He was a graduate of the University of Toronto (English and Philosophy), and worked for many years at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a stagehand crew leader. He wrote more than twenty books, four of these published by the Porcupine's Quill (Man in Love [1985, Hiram and Jenny [1988, Mogul Recollected [1993, and Dove Legend [2001). He won the City of Toronto Book Award in 1999 for his collection Benedict Abroad (St

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