The essential Douglas LePan /
"A veteran of the Second World War, Douglas LePan never forgot his experience of the horrors of battle. His bold, powerful poems often recall scenes of valour, tenacity and honour amid the "festivals of savagery" that soldiers faced at every turn. LePan counterbalanced this focus on c...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Erin, Ontario :
The Porcupine's Quill,
[2019]
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| Series: | Essential poets (Erin, Ont.)
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| Summary: | "A veteran of the Second World War, Douglas LePan never forgot his experience of the horrors of battle. His bold, powerful poems often recall scenes of valour, tenacity and honour amid the "festivals of savagery" that soldiers faced at every turn. LePan counterbalanced this focus on combat with moments of friendship, vulnerability and candour. Whether writing about love, war or the natural world, his writing reveals the human capacity for courage in all its forms"-- |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | 63 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780889844230 0889844232 |