{"product_id":"9780776618319","title":"The Ivory Thought: Essays on Al Purdy","description":"If one poet can be said to be \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e Canadian poet, that poet is Al Purdy (1918–2000). Numerous eminent scholars and writers have attested to this pre-eminent status. George Bowering described him as “the world’s most Canadian poet” (1970), while Sam Solecki titled his book-length study of Purdy \u003ci\u003eThe Last Canadian Poet\u003c\/i\u003e (1999). In \u003ci\u003eThe Ivory Thought: Essays on Al Purdy\u003c\/i\u003e, a group of seventeen scholars, critics, writers, and educators appraise and reappraise Purdy’s contribution to English literature. They explore Purdy’s continuing significance to contemporary writers; the life he dedicated to literature and the persona he crafted; the influences acting on his development as a poet; the ongoing scholarly projects of editing and publishing his writing; particular poems and individual books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction; and the larger themes in his work, such as the Canadian North and the predominant importance of place. In addition, two contemporary poets pay tribute with original poems.","brand":"University of Ottawa Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116778602736,"sku":"9780776618319","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780776618319_p0.jpg?v=1763662478","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780776618319","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}