{"product_id":"9781442637818","title":"Collected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume established Isabella Valancy Crawford as one of Canada's   principal poets. Coupled with an introductory collage of viewpoints and reactions to her   work by James Reaney its provides a vivid glimpse into the literary past of this   country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough her poetry reflects the patterns of her time, Isabella Valancy   Crawford was able to accept the raw and vigorous Canadian landscape on its own terms. She   was the first of our poets for whom it became the setting for struggle, passion, love,   and death. She celebrated the young land with an imagery enriched by allusions to North   American Indian lore reflected in such lines as these:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his far wigwam sprang   the strong North Wind \u003cbr\u003e And rushed with war-cry down the steep ravine,\u003cbr\u003e   And wrestled with the giants of the woods;\u003cbr\u003e And with his ice-club beat the swelling   crests\u003cbr\u003e Of the deep water courses into death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'These verses bear the stamp   of genius and show a true poetic instinct,' said a critic in The Canadian Magazine in   1895. The poetry of Isabella Valancy Crawford forms a vital part of the body of Canadian   writing. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128154964208,"sku":"9781442637818","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442637818_p0.jpg?v=1763806508","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442637818","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}