Debbie: An Epic

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New Star Books, 1997 - Poetry - 83 pages
Poetry. One of the more remarkable books of poetry to appear in a long time, Lisa Robertson's DEBBIE: AN EPIC was a finalist for the 1998 Governor General's Award for Poetry. As arresting as the cover image, Robertson's strong, confident voice echoes a wide range of influences from Virgil to Edith Sitwell, yet remains unique and utterly unmistakable for that of any other writer. Brainy, witty, sensual, demonstrating a commanding grasp of language and rhetoric, DEBBIE: AN EPIC is nevertheless inviting and easy to read, even fun. Its eponymous heroine will annihilate your preconceptions about poetry - and about the name "Debbie

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About the author (1997)

Lisa Robertson is also the author of The Weather, XECLogue, and Occasional Work and Seven Walks from the Office for Soft Architecture. She lives in Vancouver.

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