Governor General’s Literary Award – Poetry

1968 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerSelected Poems 1956-68**Leonard CohenTo mark the publication of Leonard Cohens final book, The Flame, McClelland & Stewart is proud to reissue six beautiful editions of Cohens cherished early works of poetry, many of which are back in print for the first time in decades. A freshly packaged ...Amazon

1956 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerA Window on the NorthRobert A.D. Ford...Amazon

1970 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerBeach HeadNichol...AmazonStill WaterNichol...AmazonThe cosmic chef: an evening of concreteNichol...AmazonThe True Eventual Story of Billy The KidNichol...AmazonThe Collected Works of Billy the KidMichael OndaatjeDrawing on contemporary accounts, period photographs, dime novels, and his own prodigious fund of empathy and imagination, Michael Ondaatjes visionary novel traces the legendary outlaws passage across the blasted landscape of 1880 New Mexico and the coll...Amazon

1971 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerSelected PoemsJohn Glassco...Amazon

1972 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerCivil Elegies and Other PoemsDennis LeeCivil Elegies is Dennis Lees uncompromising exploration of citizenship, both Canadian and human. Eli Mandel has called Civil Elegies one of the most important contemporary books of poetry in our country. It was the winner of the Governor Generals Literar...AmazonLiesJohn Newlove...Amazon

1973 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerLions at her FaceMiriam Mandel...Amazon

1974 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerFire on StoneRalph Gustafson...Amazon

1975 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerThe Island Means MinagoMilton Acorn...Amazon

1976 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerTop SoilJoe Rosenblatt...Amazon

1977 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerUnder the Thunder the Flowers Light up the EarthD.G. JonesKnown for his confident and elemental lyrics, and subtle shifts in diction, tone and voice, the poetry of D. G. Jones offers a portal to the natural world. Though initially his poetry tended toward formality and rigorous control, Joness style gradually ev...Amazon