Processional

by Anne Compton

Shortlisted for the 2006 Pat Lowther Memorial Award"

"Processional" is Anne Compton's second book of poems, the follow-up to her widely-acclaimed, award-winning debut, "Opening the Island,"

Here Compton is at the head of a poetic procession, a guide leading readers through a house affected by both daily life and the extraordinary - stopping only to take in the change of seasons and prepare the outside yard for it. With one breath, she tells of life and death, with the next, play and metaphysics, joy and heartbreak. She is a guide like no other, accomplished and versatile, leading by example and from a distance at the same time.

Genres: Poetry, Canada

112 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 2005

About the author

Anne Compton (born 1947) is a Canadian poet, critic, and anthologist.

Compton was born and raised in the farming community of Bangor, Prince Edward Island. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Prince Edward Island, her Masters from York University and finally her PhD from the University of New Brunswick. Dr. Compton is currently an assistant professor and Writer-in-Residence in UNB Saint John’s Department of Humanities and Languages, she teaches literature and creative writing and is also the Director of the Lorenzo Reading Series at the University of New Brunswick, and serves on the New Brunswick Arts Board.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

A procession of poems, the procession of seasons, of life and death, of daily chores. I'm mostly left with the beauty of winter on the Atlantic.

Sometimes profound, sometimes tedious—her long, wordy lines, sometimes catching on exciting turns of phrase, sometime snagging on clichés.

[Skot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good poems, yumm...personal, human, universal, lovely.