Boxing the Compass Richard Greene
Poetry
Nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award for English Language Poetry
Poetry that shuns easy answers.
Boxing the Compass is a poetry collection of mid-life reassessments that also makes room for the martyrdom of Saint Polycarp, tone-deaf church choirs, the last of the Newfoundland whalers, and vividly remembered Portuguese fishermen. Spiritually searching and intellectually rich, Richard Greene’s third book —which ranges from intimate to ironic to satiric —shuns easy answers in poems of unfashionable eloquence comprised of colloquial textures, clear-eyed narratives, political subtexts, and no-nonsense introspection.
Richard Greene has published two previous books of poetry. He is the editor of the widely acclaimed Graham Greene: A Life in Letters(2007). Greene teaches Creative Writing and British Literature at the University of Toronto. He lives in Cobourg, Ontario.
ISBN: 978-1-55065-259-8