Milton Acorn
In Love and Anger
Description
Through archival and private sources, many previously untapped, Richard Lemm connects Acorn?s self-perpetuated image as a working-class rebel, and his peculiar brand of communism, to his employment history and experience of war. The poet's troubled relationships with family members, his wife - writer Gwendolyn MacEwan - lovers, other writers and friends, and his chronic ill-health are all explored as sources of both personal pain and inspiration.
Reviews
"A remarkable achievement. This book not only gives us new insight into Acorn's life, but also into his work. A fine critical biography of one of Canada's great poets." Patrick Lane.
"A crucial view of Acorn's genius and his writing of region and nation in the Canadian experience ... Like Acorn himself, Lemm reveals the strengths and the vitality of our national culture." J.A. Wainright.
"A remarkable achievement. This book not only gives us new insight into Acorn's life, but also into his work. A fine critical biography of one of Canada's great poets." Patrick Lane. "A crucial view of Acorn's genius and his writing of region and nation in the Canadian experience ... Like Acorn himself, Lemm reveals the strengths and the vitality of our national culture." J.A. Wainright.