1999 Governor General’s Literary Award – Poetry Winner

Songs for Relinquishing the Earth
Jan Zwicky
Songs for Relinquishing the Earth contains many poems of praise and grief for the imperilled earth drawing frequently on Jan Zwickys experience as a musician and philosopher and on the landscapes of the prairies and rural Ontario. Songs for Relinquishing …
1999 Governor General’s Literary Award – Poetry Shortlist

Big Breath of a Wish
Richard Harrison

The Bridge that Carries the Road
Lynn Davies

The Island in Winter
Terence Young
