The Words Wanting Out: Poems Selected and New

Dempster, Barry

ISBN 10: 0889711925 / ISBN 13: 9780889711921

Published by Nightwood Editions, British Columbia, U.S.A., 2003

About this Item

Signed by Barry Dempster on the title page with no inscription; French flaps format; some edge wear to card covers; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectable condition.

Seller Inventory # 001873

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Words Wanting Out: Poems Selected and New
• Publisher: Nightwood Editions, British Columbia, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889711925
• ISBN 13: 9780889711921
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: Canadian First.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

The Words Wanting Out is the first selection from one of Canada's most respected poets. In 1982 Barry Dempster landed on the short list for the Governor General's Award for Poetry for his very first book, and has since published seven more collections to high praise.

Over this time, Dempster has chosen to keep a relatively low profile, relocating from Toronto to the small town of Holland Landing, Ontario, and only publishing his work at small literary presses. Many of his collections are either out of print or not widely distributed, making all of his titles highly sought after by poetry readers across Canada who have discovered his poignant writing by reputation, word-of-mouth, literary journals or by his contributions to our cultural landscape as an editor, instructor and critic.

The Words Wanting Out collects the best poems of Dempster's varied and dynamic output, including those from his 2003 collection Living Well (available in limited edition only from Poppy Press).

About the Author

Barry Dempster was born in Scarborough, Ontario, and was educated in child psychology. He has worked at both the Children's Aid and the Queen Street Mental Health Centre in Toronto. For six years, he was poetry and reviews editor for the Poetry Canada Review. Currently, he works as an editor for Brick Books. He and his wife, Karen, live in Holland Landing, Ontario, where he runs a film series and two book groups. He has published eight collections of poetry, three works of fiction and one children's book.