The Civilizing Discourse

Name: The Civilizing Discourse
Brand: Vehicule Press
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Interviews with Canadian Poets

By: Evan Jones

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Paperback | 2 January 2025

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180 Pages

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19.0 x 12.7 x 2.54

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" If I can impart one final message, beyond the usual declarative to read poetry and buy poetry books," writes Evan Jones in his introduction to The Civilizing Discourse, " it is to listen to poets. The real ones offer wisdom and a perspective at odds with prevalent visions."

In a series of passionate, enlightening, frank, engaging, and sometimes astonishing conversations, thirteen poets- many acknowledged masters- open up about their writing processes, their childhoods and marriages, their regrets, as well as their hopes for and frustration with poetry. From Norm Sibum describing his affinity with a waitresses and cabbies to Nyla Matuk' s wrenching investigations into the Palestinian side of her family; from Don Coles' s obsession with alternative universes to Robyn Sarah' s praise for discarded things; from Elise Partridge describing her shift in priorities after a cancer diagnosis to Steven Heighton' s interest in remaining childlike, The Civilizing Discourse is not only a highly readable record of the literary scene today, but, in its celebration of language, will appeal to poetry readers and poets alike.

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