Poetry Bibliography

Benson, Bob. “An Offbeat Historian.” The Telegram (Dec. 14th 1996): 1A.

Buitenhuis, Peter. “E.J. Pratt.” The Canadian Imagination: Dimensions of a Literary Culture. Ed. David Staines. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard UP, 1977.

Buss, Helen. Review of The Time of Icicles. The Journal of Canadian Poetry. No. 6 (1989) 54-57.

Callanan, Mark. Scarecrow. St. John’s, NL: Killick, 2003.

Cooper, Georgiana. The Coopers of Inglewood. Harry Cuff, ed. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1990.

——. The Deserted Island: Newfoundland Verse and Paintings. Harry A. Cuff and Everard H. King, eds. St. John’s NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1979.

Crummey, Michael. arguments with gravity. Kingston, Ontario: Quarry Press, 1998.

——. Emergency Roadside Assistance. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Trout Lily Press, 1998.

——. flesh and blood. Vancouver: Beach Holme Publishing, 1998.

——. Hard Light. London, Ontario: Brick Books, 1998.

——. River Thieves. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2001.

Cude, Wildred. “Review Gregory Power.” Atlantic Provinces Book Review 17.2 (May-June 1990): 1.

Cuff, Harry. “A Biographical Note.” The Coopers of Inglewood. Ed. Harry Cuff. St. John’s: Harry Cuff, 1990. 41-44.

Dalton, Mary. Allowing the Light. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1993.

——. “A Book to Break Spells,” (muse)Letters: A Journal of the League of Canadian Poets. (Summer 1998) 33-38.

——. Review of Hard Light. The Evening Telegram (November 10, 1996) 15.

——. The Time of Icicles. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1989.

——. “To capture the Sound of Water: Some Thoughts on a Language Denied,” language(s)/prison(s), Bernice Lever, ed. Toronto: The Living Archives Series of the League of Canadian Poets, 1999.

Dalton, Mary et al, eds. Wild on the Crest: Sea Poems of Newfoundland and Labrador. St. John’s, NL: Jeroboam Books, 1995.

Dawe, Tom. Hemlock Cove and After. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1975.

——. In Hardy Country: New and Selected Poems. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1993.

——. Island Spell. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1981.

Dawe, Tom and Elizabeth Miller, eds. Banked Fires: An anthology of Newfoundland Poetry. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1989.

Dooley, Danette. “Interest —The Key to Writing.” The Herald 52.31 (1997): 6-7.

Doyle, Marjorie. “Eva Warren and Bertille Tobin: Talented Newfoundland Women Deserve Recognition.” Telegram (March 10, 1991) 18.

Dragland, Stan. “Dreaming Backwards: Agnes Walsh's 'In the Old Country of My Heart',” Newfoundland Studies. 16.2 (Fall 2000) 227-272.

——. “Mother of Pearl: Agnes Walsh and Halldór Laxness,” Brick. 68 (Fall 2001) 69-85.

Djwa, Sandra, Keith W. J. and Zailig Pollock. “Editors’ Introduction.” E. J. Pratt: Selected Poems. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000. 9-28.

Elliot, David. The Edge of Beulah. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1988.

Fairly, Barker. “Pratt.” Canadian Forum 7.77 (1927): 148-49.

The Fiddlehead. No. 201 (Autumn 1999).

Fogwill, Irving. Prelude to Doom. London: Arthur Stockwell, 1931.

——. A Short Distance Only: Poetry and Prose. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1981.

Fowler, Adrian and Al Pittman, eds. 31 Newfoundland Poets. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1979.

Gallant, Gervase. “A Short Distance Only: Prose and Poetry of Irving Fogwill,” The Newfoundland Herald. Vol. 37, No. 6 (February 13, 1982) 103.

Gard, Peter. “Effort is Mostly First Rate,” Telegram (March 23, 1985) 10.

Gardner, Philip. Review of In Hardy Country. TickleAce. No. 25 (Spring/Summer 1993) 211-213.

——. A Wind Returns. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1984.

——. Talking to Ghosts. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1993.

Garrod, Andrew. “Al Pittman,” Speaking for Myself: Canadian Writers in Interview. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1986, 190-207.

Gingell, Susan. “Editor’s Introduction.” E. J. Pratt: Selected Poems. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000. ix-xxviii.

——. E. J. Pratt on his Life and Poetry. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1983.

Glaap, Albert. “Back to the Future: Al Pittman, ‘A Rope Against the Sun’: A Slice of Canadiana,” Anglistik & Englischunterricht 33 (1987) 55-65.

Goldie, Terry. “Al Pittman and Tom Dawe: Island Poems.” Studies in Canadian Literature. 7 (1982) 200-213.

Greene, Richard. Republic of Solitude: Poems 1984-1994. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1994.

——. Review of arguments with gravity. TickleAce. No. 33 (Spring/Summer 1997) 212-215.

“Grey Islands Subject of Book.” The Telegram (May 13th 1985): 30.

Harrington, Michael. The Newfoundland National Convention 1946-1948: Debates, Papers and Reports. Coauthored with James K. Hiller. Montreal: Memorial University, 1995.

——. Iceboats to Superferries: An Illustrated History of Marine Atlantic. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1992.

——. The Prime Ministers of Newfoundland. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1991.

——. Offbeat Mystery of Newfoundland and Labrador. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1988.

——. Sea Stories from Newfoundland. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1986.

——. Goin’ to the Ice: Offbeat History of the Newfoundland Sealfishery. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1986.

——. The Modern Magi. St John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1985.

——. Newfoundland Tapestry. 1943. 1947. Reissued 1984. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1984.

——. ed. Poems of Newfoundland. St John’s, NL: F. M. O’Leary Ltd., 1953.

——. The Sea is Our Doorway. Toronto: Ryerson, 1947.

Hearnshaw, F.J.C. “The Death of Robert Hayman.” English Historical Review 34 (1919): 590-91.

Hillard, Will M.“ The Sunday Telegram’s Twenty Questions: Des Walsh.” The Telegram (Dec. 12 2004): B2.

——. “The Sunday Telegram’s Twenty Questions: Patrick Warner.” The Telegram (Oct. 26th 2003): B2.

Horwood, Harold, ed. Voices Underground: Poems. Cover title Poems from Newfoundland. Toronto: New Press, 1972.

Ingersoll, Susan. now the moon appears among the lilies. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1998.

Janes, Percy. Light and Dark. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1980.

Janes, Percy. “Introduction.” Floating Houses. Gordan Rodgers. St. John’s: Creative, 1984.

King, Everard H. Modern Newfoundland Verse: Poems from the Newfoundland Quarterly 1971-1987. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1987.

Legge, Valerie. Review of arguments with gravity. Newfoundland Studies. Vol. 13, No. 1 (Spring 1997) 98-101.

Leggo, Carl. View from My Mother's House. St. John’s, NL: Killick Press, 1999.

——. Teaching to Wonder: Responding to Poetry in the Secondary Classroom. Vancouver: Pacific Educational Press, 1997.

——. Growing up Perpendicular on the Side of a Hill. St. John’s, NL: Killick Press, 1994.

“Longside Club”, compiler. The Longside Cookbook: Recipes from Newfoundland and Around the World. Overland Park, Kansas: Classic American Fundraisers, 1989.

Lynes, Jeanette. Words out There: Women Poets in Atlantic Canada. Lockeport, Nova Scotia: Roseway Publishing, 1999.

McBride, Robert. “The Art of Retrospect: An Interview with Michael Crummey.” ARC: Canada's National Poetry Magazine. 46 (Summer 2001) 22-31.

McGrath, Carmelita. The Dog-Next-Year. St. John’s, NL: Tuckamore Books, 2001.

——. Ghost Poems. St. John’s, NL: Running the Goat Books and Broadsides, 2001.

——. Poems on Land and on Water. St. John’s, NL: Killick Press, 1992.

——. Stranger Things have Happened. St. John’s, NL: Killick Press, 1999.

——. To the New World. St. John’s, NL: Killick Press, 1997.

——. Walking to Shenak. St. John’s, NL: Killick Press, 1994.

McGrath, Donald. At First Light. Toronto: Wolsak and Wynn, 1995.

McGrath, Robin. Covenant of Salt. St. John’s, NL.: Killick Press, 2005.

——. Outpoets: Poems about Writers. Portugal Cove, NL: Stone Cold Press, 2005.

——. Nursery Rhymes of Newfoundland & Labrador. Portugal Cove, NL: Boulder Publications, 2004.

——. Bay Boy, Bay Boy!: More Nursery Rhymes for Newfoundland Children. Portugal Cove, NL: Stone Cold Press, 2004.

——. Old Horse, Old Horse!: Nursery Rhymes for Newfoundland Children. Portugal Cove, NL: Stone Cold Press, 2003.

——. Rejoice in the City: Postcard Poems. St. John', N.L.: Walking Bird Press, 2003.

——. Escaped Domestics. St. John’s, NL: Killick Press, 1998.

McInnis, Nadine. Review of Hard Light. ARC. No. 42 (Spring 1999) 95-96.

“Michael Crummey.” University of Toronto English Library: Canadian Poetry. 2000. http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/crummey/index.htm

Moore, Tom. The Black Heart and Other Poems. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1981.

Morgan, Bernice. “The Culture of Place.” Newfoundland Studies 19.2 (2003): 373-77.

——. The Topography of Love. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 2000.

——. Waiting for Time. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1994.

——. Random Passage. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1992.

Morgan, Bernice et al, eds. From this Place: A Selection of Writing by Women of Newfoundland and Labrador. St. John’s, NL: Jesperson Press, 1977.

O’Flaherty, Patrick. The Rock Observed: Studies in the Literature of Newfoundland. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1979.

O’Neill, Paul. A Sound of Seagulls: The Poetry of Paul O’Neill. St. John’s, NL: Creative Printers, 1984.

——. Spindrift and Morning Light. St. John’s, NL: Valhalla Press, 1968.

O’Neill, Paul and Geraldine Rubia, compilers. A Way with Words: An Anthology for the 20th Anniversary of the Newfoundland Writers’ Guild. St. John’s, NL: Jesperson Press, 1987.

Pacey, Desmond. Ten Canadian Poets. Toronto: Ryerson, 1958.

Paddock, Harold. Tung Tyde. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1981.

——. “Georgina Cooper: Poet of Epiphanies.” The Newfoundland Quarterly 76.3 (1980): 13-15.

Paddock, Mark. “An Unexpected Career.” The Express (Oct. 12. 1994): B1.

Pierson, Stuart. “Two Newfoundland Poets,” Newfoundland Studies. 5, 2 (1989) 241-251.

Pitt, David. “Toward the First Spike: The Evolution of a Poet.” Pratt Lecture 1982. St. John’s: Dept. of English, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1987.

Pittman, Al. The Boughwolfen and Other Stories. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1984.

——. Dancing in Limbo. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1993.

——. Down by Jim Long's Stage: Rhymes for Children and Young Fish. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1976.

——. The Elusive Resurrection. Fredericton, NB: Brunswick Press, 1966.

——. On a Wing and a Wish: Salt Water Bird Rhymes. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1992.

——. Once When I was Drowning. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1978.

——. One Wonderful Fine Day for a Sculpin Named Sam. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1983.

——. A Rope Against the Sun. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1980.

——. Seaweed and Rosaries. Montreal: Poverty Press, 1968.

——. Thirty-for-Sixty. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1999.

——. Through One More Window. Portugal Cove, NL: Breakwater Books, 1974.

——. West Moon. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1995.

Porter, Bruce. “Ambivalence is the Best I can Do: An Interview with Mary Dalton,” TicleAce. 29 (Spring/Summer 1995) 17-35.

——. “Other Things to Do: An Interview with Gregory Power.” TickleAce 28 (1994): 14-30.

——. Interview with Tom Dawe. TickleAce. 24 (Fall/Winter 1992) 22-36.

Pottersfield Portfolio. 18, 3 (Spring 1988).

Power, Greg. The Power of the Pen. Harold Horwood, ed. St. John’s, NL: Harry Cuff Publications, 1989.

——. Gems of Newfoundland Poetry. St. John’s, NL: Newfoundland Book Publishers, 1967.

Pratt, E. J. “Comment.” In Pursuits Amateur and Academic: The Selected Prose of E. J. Pratt. Ed. Susan Gingell. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995. 114.

——. “On Publishing.” In His Life and Poetry. Ed Susan Gingell. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1983.

——. Here the Tides Flow. Toronto: MacMillan, 1962.

——. Towards the Last Spike: A Verse-panorama of the Struggle to Build the First Transcontinental from the Time of the Proposed Terms of Union with British Columbia, 1870, to the Hammering of the Last Spike in the Eagle Pass, 1885. Toronto: MacMillan, 1952.

——. Ten Selected Poems, with notes. Toronto: MacMillan,1947.

——. Behind the Log. Toronto: MacMillan. 1947.

——. They are Returning. Toronto: MacMillan, 1945.

——. Collected Poems of E. J. Pratt. Toronto: MacMillan 1946; enlarged edition, edited by Northrop Frye, 1958.

——. Still Life and Other Verse. Toronto: MacMillan, 1943.

——. Brebeuf and His Brethren. Toronto: MacMillan, 1940.

——. The Fable of the Goats and Other Poems. Toronto: MacMillan, 1937.

——. The Titanic. Toronto: MacMillan, 1935.

——. Many Moods. Toronto: MacMillan, 1932.

——. Verses of the Sea. Toronto: MacMillan, 1930.

——. The Roosevelt and the Antinoe. New York: MacMillan, 1930.

——. The Iron Door: An Ode. Toronto: MacMillan, 1927.

——. Titans. London: MacMillan, 1926.

——. The Witches' Brew. Toronto: MacMillan, 1926.

——. Newfoundland Verse. Toronto: Ryerson, 1923.

——. Rachel: A Sea Story of Newfoundland in Verse. New York: (privately printed), 1917.

“Profile Al Pittman.” Newfoundland Herald (July 12 1978): 4-5.

Review of flesh and blood. Quill and Quire. Vol. 64, No. 12 (December 1998) 32.

Review of Hard Light. Atlantic Books Today. No. 22 (Fall 1998) 12.

Rodgers, Gordon. A Settlement of Memory. St. John’s, NL: Killick, 1999.

——. The Pyrate Latitudes: Poems. St. John’s, NL: Creative Publishers, 1986.

——. The Phoenix: A Novella.. St. John’s, NL: Creative Publishers, 1985.

——. Floating Houses: Poems. St. John’s, NL: Creative Publishers, 1984.

Rubia, Geraldine. Skating Among the Graves. St. John’s, NL: Killick, 1991.

——. A Poem in my Soup: A Newfoundland Sampler with Selected Poetry of Geraldine Rubia. St. John's, NL: Jesperson Press, 1980.

Seifert, Martina. “Rewriting Newfoundland Mythology: The Works of Tom Dawe”, Thesis (University of Leipzig).

Signal. No. 2, March 2002.

Smith, G.C. “Robert Hayman and the Plantation of Newfoundland” The Newfoundland Quarterly 60.2 (1961): 7-9.

Steffler, John. Helix: New and Selected Poems. Montreal: Signal, 2002.

——. That Night we were Ravenous. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1998.

——. The Afterlife of George Cartwright: A Novel. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1992.

——. The Wreckage of Play: Poems. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1988.

——. Flights of Magic. Shawn Steffler, illustrator. Victoria, B.C.: Porcepic, 1987.

——. The Grey Islands: A Journey. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1985.

——. An Explanation of Yellow. Ottawa: Borealis Press, 1980.

Stokes, Carolyn. “Poetic Justice: The Separatist’s Song.” The Herald (March 7 2004): 27-28.

Sullivan, Joan. “Warner’s Poems Rich with Imagery.” The Telegram (June 17 2001): 18.

TickleAce. 1977-present.

Tobin, Bertille. Autumn in King’s Cove and Other Poems. St. John’s? Robinson and Company, 194?, 1951.

Wardman, Gordon. The Newfoundland Cantos. Wellington, Somerset, UK: Headlock Press, 1994.

Walsh, Agnes. In the Old Country of My Heart. St. John’s, NL: Killick Press, 1996.

Walsh, Des. The Singer's Broken Throat. Burnaby, B.C.: Talonbooks, 2003.

——. The Moon Shone Bright: A Play. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 2002.

——. Who Would Kiss the Mottled Birch: Poems. St. John’s, NL: Bremon Press, 1992.

——. Love and Savagery. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1989.

——. seasonal bravery. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1980.

——. Milk of Unicorns. Toronto: Gall Publications, 1974.

Walsh, Des and Susan Jamieson, eds. Gerald Squires, Newfoundland Artist. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater, 1995

Ware, Martin. “Introduction.” An Island in the Sky: Selected Poetry of Al Pittman. Eds. Martin Ware and Stephanie McKenzie. St. John’s: Breakwater, 2003.13-31.

Warner, Patrick. There, There. Montreal: Signal, 2005.

——. All Manner of Misunderstanding. St. John’s, NL: Killick Press, 2001.

“Warner’s Poems Rich with Imagery.” The Telegram, June 17,2001, p. 18

Watts, Enos. Spaces Between the Trees. St. John’s: Pennywell Books, 2005.

——. Review of Allowing the Light. TickleAce. No. 27 (Spring/Summer 1994) 120-124.

——. Autumn Vengeance. St. John’s: Breakwater Books, 1986.

——. After the Locusts. St. John’s, NL: Breakwater Books, 1974.

Women’s Almanac. No Publication Info. 1991.