The Poetry of Gwendolyn MacEwen

Download or read book The Poetry of Gwendolyn MacEwen written by Gwendolyn MacEwen and published by Virago Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Atwood presents a selection of poetry by Gwendolyn MacEwen, who first met Atwood in a Toronto coffee shop. MacEwen's poetry is by turns playful, extravagant, melancholy, daring and profound. Her work takes its inspiration from subjects as hard-hitting as the Hiroshima bombing and as humble as the peanut butter sandwich. It springs from a deep involvement with self and world.