Field Marks

Don McKay has published eight books of poetry. Among his many awards are the Governor General's Award in 1991 (for Night Fields) and in 2000 (for Another Gravity). He was shortlisted for the 2005 Griffin Poetry Prize for Camber and was the Canadian winner in 2007 for Strike/Slip. Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, Don McKay has been active as an editor, creative writing teacher, and university instructor, as well as a poet. He lives in Newfoundland. Méira Cook was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1964, received her PhD in Canadian literature from the University of Manitoba, and has recently completed a two-year term as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia. She has published poetry, criticism, a novel and, in 2005, Writing Lovers: Reading Canadian Love Poetry by Women. She has taught creative writing in high schools, literature at university, and has worked as a freelance film and arts reviewer and editor. She lives in Winnipeg.

• Field Marks: The Poetry of Don McKay selected with an introduction by Méira CookForewordNeil BesnerBiographical NoteIntroduction: Song for the Song of the Dogged BirdwatcherMéira CookDown River, Into the Camp At the Long Sault Parkway The Great Blue HeronThe Eye Meets Tom Thomson's ""A Rapid""The TroutAugustLependu nearly materialized by his blackbirdsField Marks: LeavingThe Boy's Own Guide to Dream BirdsI Scream You ScreamAdagio for a Fallen SparrowField Marks (2):Identification VIA, Eastbound Buckling Some Functions of a LeafHow to Imagine an Albatrossfrom Black SpruceAnother Theory of Dusk Meditation on a GeodeChoosing the Bow Meditation on ShovelsPoplarEarly InstrumentsTwinflowerAlibi Materiel: (i) The Man from Nod(ii) Fates Worse Than Death Setting the Table(i) Knife(ii) Fork (iii) SpoonSometimes a Voice (1)LoadLuna Moth MeditationHush FactorSometimes a Voice (2)AstonishedAfterword: The Shell of the TortoiseDon McKayAcknowledgements

``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 readers. Yet 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