Al Pittman

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Al Pittman


Born
in St. Leonard's, Newfoundland, Canada
April 11, 1940

Died
August 26, 2001


Born in St. Leonard's, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Pittman grew up in Corner Brook. He moved to Montreal in 1964 where he began writing poetry and plays, and in 1966 published his first book of poems, The Elusive Resurrection. While in Montreal he was associated with Raymond Fraser and others in editing the literary magazine Intercourse: Contemporary Canadian Writing. From 1968 to 1970, Pittman was a student at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where he befriended fellow poet Alden Nowlan. Pittman moved to St. John's in 1972, where he associated with many of the artists, writers, and musicians active in the city at the time, including Rufus Guinchard and Gerald Squires. In 1973 he co-founded Newfoundland's first publishi ...more

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West Moon: A Play

3.83 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions
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Down by Jim Long's Stage: R...

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Once When I Was Drowning: P...

4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions
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An Island in the Sky: Selec...

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4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions
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Al Pittman: Collected Poems

4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions
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Thirty-for-Sixty

4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1999
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One Wonderful Fine Day for ...

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4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions
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The Boughwolfen and Other S...

4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions
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Dancing in Limbo (Newfoundl...

3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1993
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A Rope Against the Sun

3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1974 — 2 editions
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