The Tightrope Walker: Autobiographical Writings of Anne Wilkinson

by Anne Wilkinson, Joan Coldwell (Editor)

Overview

Together with Coldwell's introduction, these writings present a unique and moving self-portrait of a poet who died too young, at the peak of her career. This volume celebrates Wilkinson's life and work, and the spirit that informed them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442614925
Publisher:	University of Toronto Press
Publication date:	10/12/2012
Series:	Heritage
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.71(d)

About the Author

Anne Wilkinson (1910-1961) was a Canadian poet who was part of the modernist movement in Canadian poetry in the 1940s and 1950s, one of only a few prominent women poets of the time, along with Dorothy Livesay and P.K. Page. Wilkinson published two books of poetry, Counterpoint to Sleep (1951) and The Hangman Ties the Holly (1955).

A former professor of English and Women's Studies, Joan Coldwell is the founder and publisher of Hedgerow Press.

Editorial Reviews

Wilkinson (1910-1961) was one of the most celebrated Canadian writers of her time. From December 1947 to July 1956, the years during which she wrote her most successful poetry, Wilkinson kept journals; in due course she also wrote an autobiography, part of which appeared in a literary magazine shortly after she died. Editor Joan Coldwell brings together the complete text of the autobiography with the poet's journals, some samples of her poetry, and a moving exchange of letters between Wilkinson and her mother. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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