Rest on the Flight into Egypt

by A. F. Moritz

Overview

Shortlisted for the 2000 Governor General's Award for Poetry From the outskirts of the fevered empire, and the embers that were its heart, Moritz sings us to our selves -- our failures, our cruelties, our stupidities, and beauty which even now astonishes and leaves us breathless. Genuine political poetry is immensely difficult. Moritz succeeds, not because his list of atrocities is longer or more shocking, but because his vision is underwritten -- not whitewashed – by an ecstatic lyricism that knows evanescence is the only enduring truth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771310901
Publisher:	Brick Books
Publication date:	09/15/1999
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	807 KB

About the Author

A native of Niles, Ohio, A.F. Moritz has lived in Toronto since graduating from Marquette University in Milwaukee in 1974. He teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Toronto.

Editorial Reviews

"Moritz's poems ought to be required reading for the paragons of industry who blithely undo the lives of common folk. Whether he is writing on mythology or contemporary issues, Moritz's record of pain is deeply felt."—Irene D'Souza, Quill & Quire

"His star has been on the rise for years, and his recent Griffin Prize-winning collection is one of his best. But so is this 1999 collection. Don't let it become a forgotten classic."—Paul Vermeersch, Open Book Toronto

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