Spaces Between the Trees

by Enos Watts

Spaces Between the Trees, Enos Watts’s long-awaited new collection, displays the craft and intelligence that has made him one of Newfoundland’s most respected poets. His previous volumes, After the Locusts and Autumn Vengeance, are distinguished by supple poetic technique and a clear-eyed, compassionate view of the world. In this new collection, his first in nearly twenty years, Enos Watts continues this exploration. The poems cover wide-ranging themes and styles, but there is special emphasis on the natural world, family, and isolation. Erudite, meditative, personal, and marked by great depth of feeling, Spaces Between the Trees is a moving, vital collection from one of Newfoundland’s finest writers.

Finalist for the 2005 Winterset Award

Long listed for the 2006 ReLit Awards

92 pages, Paperback

First published December 8, 2005

Reviews

[Jerry Cranford · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Watts' strength lies in his ability to make an ordinary scene seem extraordinary." -- Downhome

"Watts' writing is sharply observed and immediate . . ." -- The Telegram

"The nearly 50 poems included in this collection are all exquisitely crafted." -- Canadian Book Review Annual