Good Morning PoemsGood Morning Poems

"Legendary Canadian poet and multiple Governor-General Award-winning writer George Bowering lays bare his process as reader and lover of poetry in this curated collection of poems to be read first thing in the mornings. In a series of deeply astute conversational essays, adding historical, political, feminist, socio-economic, anecdotal, and literary context to each poem and poet, Bowering travels through five hundred years, give or take, of English literature. His selection of poems ranges from the best known to the barely known, each treated with depth and reverence, demonstrating his razor-sharp wit and skill as writer, critic, and reader in this must-read collection"--