{"product_id":"collected-poems-isabella-valancy-crawford-9780802061706","title":"Collected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume established Isabella Valancy Crawford as one of Canada's \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eprincipal poets. Coupled with an introductory collage of viewpoints and reactions to her \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ework by James Reaney its provides a vivid glimpse into the literary past of this \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ecountry.\u003cp\u003eAlthough her poetry reflects the patterns of her time, Isabella Valancy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCrawford was able to accept the raw and vigorous Canadian landscape on its own terms. She \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewas the first of our poets for whom it became the setting for struggle, passion, love, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eand death. She celebrated the young land with an imagery enriched by allusions to North \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerican Indian lore reflected in such lines as these: \u003cp\u003eFrom his far wigwam sprang \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe strong North Wind \u003cbr\u003e And rushed with war-cry down the steep ravine, \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd wrestled with the giants of the woods;\u003cbr\u003e And with his ice-club beat the swelling \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ecrests\u003cbr\u003e Of the deep water courses into death.\u003cp\u003e'These verses bear the stamp \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eof genius and show a true poetic instinct, ' said a critic in The Canadian Magazine in \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1895. The poetry of Isabella Valancy Crawford forms a vital part of the body of Canadian \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewriting. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isabella Valancy Crawford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802061702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802061706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.79d","brand":"Isabella Valancy Crawford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517444043007,"sku":"9780802061706","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee4eeff1-54c8-4098-8e78-46fd0ce56460.jpg?v=1778731908","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/collected-poems-isabella-valancy-crawford-9780802061706","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}