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Though barely remembered today, Kenneth Leslie was one of the most remarkable Canadians of the 20th century. An award-winning poet and an influential political activist in the U.S. during the 1930s and 40s, he lived with a rare, furious passion that found expression in everything from his writings to his turbulent personal life.
Contents
Open Lading New Song By Stubborn Stars Success The Preacher Halibut Cove Harvest The Hill Heart The Word Had Need of Flesh Cobweb College Tea With the Professor Harlem Preacher The Candy Maker Windward Rock It Cannot Be Easy Sorrow Must Sing To My Father Drowned at Sea Lowlands Low Beauty Is Something You Can Weigh In Scales Cape Breton Lullaby Rory's Praise of Elspeth Jesus Thought Long Guide The Old Man Tasseled Thought Early Summer Storm Requiescam Lir's Daughter The Computer Last Sleep No Poem Is Ever Ended