Last Water Song

Last Water Song

Patrick Lane
$16.95




Shortlisted for the 2008 Acorn-Plantos Award for People's Poetry

Longlisted for the 2007 Victoria Butler Book Prize


Last Water Song, the first collection of new poetry from award-winning poet Patrick Lane since Go Leaving Strange (Harbour, 2004), is divided into two parts. The first part is a series of 16 long elegies on writer acquaintances who have died, including Adele Wiseman, Al Purdy, Earle Birney and Irving Layton. Prosey, relaxed and personal, these are some of the most moving poems Lane has written. The second section consists of 23 lyrics and narratives more typical of Lane's recent work, ranging from the eloquent "Teaching Poetry" to the evocative title poem with its hint of finality. Last Water Song is the work of a great Canadian poet, a collection to treasure.


Patrick Lane


Harbour Publishing
ISBN: 9781550174502
Paperback / softback
6.0 in x 9.0 in - 88 pp

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Shortlisted for the 2008 Acorn-Plantos Award for People's Poetry

Longlisted for the 2007 Victoria Butler Book Prize


Last Water Song, the first collection of new poetry from award-winning poet Patrick Lane since Go Leaving Strange (Harbour, 2004), is divided into two parts. The first part is a series of 16 long elegies on writer acquaintances who have died, including Adele Wiseman, Al Purdy, Earle Birney and Irving Layton. Prosey, relaxed and personal, these are some of the most moving poems Lane has written. The second section consists of 23 lyrics and narratives more typical of Lane's recent work, ranging from the eloquent "Teaching Poetry" to the evocative title poem with its hint of finality. Last Water Song is the work of a great Canadian poet, a collection to treasure.

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Patrick Lane

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Harbour Publishing
ISBN: 9781550174502
Paperback / softback
6.0 in x 9.0 in - 88 pp