Songs for Dead Children
- Publisher
- The University of Alberta Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2018
- Category
- Canadian, Death
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781772123883
- Publish Date
- Mar 2018
- List Price
- $15.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781772123692
- Publish Date
- Jan 2018
- List Price
- $21.99
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Description
In a series of poems inspired by Gustav Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, E.D. Blodgett searches for meaning amidst grief. In the contemplative gentleness of his words, he finds the special light children possess in their state of unknowing as they encounter the world. These sparse poems move through acceptance and resignation to the solace that exists in the word. Blodgett's poetry will speak to readers who have experienced loss, are exploring grief, or want to find a way to connect with stillness.
as bells that ring through the winter air
the clear laughter of children sings in the trees
almost like brooks bursting in spring
the air stands up its joy unbound
the breath of it the bright birth of stars
About the author
Poet and scholar, E.D. Blodgett has published seventeen books of poetry two of which were awarded the Governor General’s Award. He is an Emeritus Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Alberta. His research has varied from mediaeval European romance to Canadian Comparative Literature and his publications include Five-Part Invention: A History of Literary History in Canada (2003) and Elegy (2005).
Harold Coward is Professor Emeritus and the past director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria where he continues to be involved as a research fellow.
