1999 Governor General’s Literary Award – Poetry Winner and Nominees

Songs for Relinquishing the Earth

Jan Zwicky

Songs for Relinquishing the Earth contains many poems of praise and grief for the imperilled earth drawing frequently on Jan Zwickys experience as a musician and philosopher and on the landscapes of the prairies and rural Ontario. Songs for Relinquishing …

Big Breath of a Wish

Richard Harrison

The Bridge that Carries the Road

Lynn Davies

The Island in Winter

Terence Young

The True Names of Birds

Susan Goyette