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True Poetry: Traditional and Popular Verse in Ontario

Pauline Greenhill

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Focusing on the importance of traditional and popular poetry for the poets, the presenters, and the local audience, Greenhill examines the activity of creating and using poetry in a community context. She gives numerous examples of Ontario folk verse, among them twenty-one poems about Canadian runner Terry Fox, whose battle with cancer inspired many folk poets. True Poetry pioneers the examination of folk poetry in Canada and adds to a limited body of scholarship on the topic. It will be of interest to anyone concerned with Canadian society, traditional folklore, and popular culture.

Language: English

Pages: 248

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press

Release: August 01, 1989

ISBN: 0773506977

ISBN 13: 9780773506978

True Poetry: Traditional and Popular Verse in Ontario

Pauline Greenhill

0/5 ( ratings)

Focusing on the importance of traditional and popular poetry for the poets, the presenters, and the local audience, Greenhill examines the activity of creating and using poetry in a community context. She gives numerous examples of Ontario folk verse, among them twenty-one poems about Canadian runner Terry Fox, whose battle with cancer inspired many folk poets. True Poetry pioneers the examination of folk poetry in Canada and adds to a limited body of scholarship on the topic. It will be of interest to anyone concerned with Canadian society, traditional folklore, and popular culture.

Language: English

Pages: 248

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press

Release: August 01, 1989

ISBN: 0773506977

ISBN 13: 9780773506978

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