Five Canadian Poets: Analytical Essays on James Deahl, John B. Lee, Don Gutteridge, Glen Sorestad, A. F. Moritz is a sizable jewel. One of the many commendations I can point out about the book is that it is a result of long and intensive study, undertaken with a passion and style inherent in the editor. They grant a distinct flavor to the core significance of this formidable compendium. The project was ambitious but it was notably completed. It succeeded in harmonizing into a single book five outstanding poets from the immense Canadian literary world. Readers will have the possibility to hold in their hands, in one piece, the lives and oeuvre of men who have been multi-published, celebrated, awarded and admired in and outside Canada, aspects the editor-essayist has vividly remarked. They have left a rich legacy he especially illustrated and substantiated, acting as that "lit middleman" readers would come to for clarification and for seeing clues as to which paths are helpful in relating to and enjoying poetry.
