The False Laws of Narrative by Fred Wah
Presents a selection of Fred Wah's poems covering the poets entire poetic trajectory to date. The selection emphasizes his innovative poetic range. In an afterword by the poet himself, Wah presents a dialogue between editor and poet on the key themes of the selected poems and reveals his abiding concerns as poet and thinker.-
The Crisp Day Closing on My Hand
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Sonosyntactics
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Guthrie Clothing
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DisPlace
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Rivering
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The Order in Which We Do Things
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Plans Deranged by Time
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Sohkeyihta
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Make the World New
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Chamber Music
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Deportment
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Current, Climate
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Reclamation and Resurgence
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Mahikan Ka Onot
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Social Poesis
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Barking & Biting
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Molecular Cathedral
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All These Roads
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Field Marks
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Mobility of Light
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The More Easily Kept Illusions
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Post-glacial
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Please, No More Poetry
``The quest for a wider audience for poetry may be quixotic, but this series makes a serious attempt to present attractive, affordable selections that speak to contemporary interests and topics that might engage a younger generation of readersYet it does not condescend, preferring to provide substantial and sophisticated poets to these new readers. At the very least, these slim volumes will make very useful introductory teaching texts in post-secondary classrooms because they whet the appetite without overwhelming.'' -- Paul Milton -- Canadian Literature, 193, Summer 2007, 201003
``Wah's attention to the local is meticulous. It is also very inventive.... Cabri's...critical work in False Laws provides a sophisticated, wide-ranging analysis of Wah's generic/theoretical concerns (the collage epic, the sound of language, hybrid identity) and his main historical influences (William Carlos Williams, the Black Mountain poets).... [A] well-edited collection and a solid step towards the wider circulation of Wah's poetry.'' -- David Barrick -- matrix, #85, 201003
``It's about time...that someone came along to write a book such as this. And it's a pleasure to see it as part of the Laurier Poetry Series, which has achieved a standard of excellence that other institutions should be admiring and emulating.... The False Laws of Nature is an excellent selection of Wah's poetry from his earliest to his most recent. Cabri demonstrates not just an understanding of but a profound respect for Wah both as an individual and as a poet. Cabri has created the standard by which all others should be judged.'' -- John Herbert Cunningham -- Prairie Fire Review of Books, Volume 10, number 2, October 2010, 201010
``Louis Cabri offers a marvelous map of Wah's concerns.... Fred Wah is a modernist with a difference; one hopes that they (and significant others) point us toward a future poetics of negotiated, rather than enforced, differences.'' -- Susan M. Schultz -- Tinfish Editor's Blog, 200911
``Wah's attention to the local is meticulous. It is also very inventive.... Cabri's...critical work in False Laws provides a sophisticated, wide-ranging analysis of Wah's generic/theoretical concerns (the collage epic, the sound of language, hybrid identity) and his main historical influences (William Carlos Williams, the Black Mountain poets).... [A] well-edited collection and a solid step towards the wider circulation of Wah's poetry.'' -- David Barrick -- matrix, #85, 201003
``It's about time...that someone came along to write a book such as this. And it's a pleasure to see it as part of the Laurier Poetry Series, which has achieved a standard of excellence that other institutions should be admiring and emulating.... The False Laws of Nature is an excellent selection of Wah's poetry from his earliest to his most recent. Cabri demonstrates not just an understanding of but a profound respect for Wah both as an individual and as a poet. Cabri has created the standard by which all others should be judged.'' -- John Herbert Cunningham -- Prairie Fire Review of Books, Volume 10, number 2, October 2010, 201010
``Louis Cabri offers a marvelous map of Wah's concerns.... Fred Wah is a modernist with a difference; one hopes that they (and significant others) point us toward a future poetics of negotiated, rather than enforced, differences.'' -- Susan M. Schultz -- Tinfish Editor's Blog, 200911
Fred Wah has been involved with a number of literary magazines over the years, such as Open Letter and West Coast Line. Recent books are the biofiction Diamond Grill (1996), Faking It: Poetics and Hybridity (2000), a collection of essays, and Sentenced to Light (2008), a collection of poetic image/text projects. He splits his time between the Kootenays in southeastern B.C. and Vancouver.
Louis Cabri is author of The Mood Embosser, which was awarded the 2002 book of the year by Small Press Traffic (San Francisco), and - that can't (forthcoming). He edited, from Philadelphia, the poets' newsletter PhillyTalks and co-edited, from Ottawa/Calgary, hole magazine and books. He teaches literary theory, Canadian and US modern and contemporary poetry, and creative writing at the University of Windsor.
Louis Cabri is author of The Mood Embosser, which was awarded the 2002 book of the year by Small Press Traffic (San Francisco), and - that can't (forthcoming). He edited, from Philadelphia, the poets' newsletter PhillyTalks and co-edited, from Ottawa/Calgary, hole magazine and books. He teaches literary theory, Canadian and US modern and contemporary poetry, and creative writing at the University of Windsor.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781554580460 |
| ISBN 10 | 1554580463 |
| Title | The False Laws of Narrative |
| Author | Fred Wah |
| Series | Laurier Poetry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wilfrid Laurier University Press |
| Year published | 2009-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 102 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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