pp. 13, signed by the author on the title page. "Sea poetry merges with war poetry in Dunkirk, which recounts the epic rescue of British forces while also emphasizing its democratic nature."
Edwin John Dove Pratt, who published as E. J. Pratt, was "the leading Canadian poet of his time." He was a Canadian poet originally from Newfoundland who lived most of his life in Toronto, Ontario. A three-time winner of the country's Governor General's Award for poetry, he has been called "the foremost Canadian poet of the first half of the century."