Peter Sanger

Peter Sanger is a poet and essayist, widely known for his critical writings on poets John Thompson, Douglas Lochhead, and Richard Outram. His recent books include Lightfield: The Photography of Thaddeus Holownia and Odysseus Asleep: Uncollected Sequences, 1994–2019. He lives in Truro, NS.



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Odysseus Asleep: Uncollected Sequences, 1994-2019
Peter Sanger

2019 / Canadian Poetry / $21.95
9781554472048 / Trade paper / 128 pp


Peter Sanger’s great gift is that of drawing his readers deeper in, of revealing how literary habits of mind might tease hidden order and interconnection out of seemingly inert and ordinary subjects. Odysseus Asleep collects a number of poem sequences that previously appeared in small chapbooks and limited-edition publications, including The Third Hand (1994), Ironworks (1995), Stone Notes (1997), Kerf (2002), and Arborealis (2005), adding to them a new poem, ‘Odysseus Awake.’



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Sea Run: Notes on John Thompson’s Stilt Jack
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2023 / Literary Criticism Canadian Poetry / $28.95 CAN
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2022 / Essay / $150.00 CAN
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2018 / Photography, Essays, Canadian Art / $24.95 CAN
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2001 / Essays / $32.95 CAN
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2001 / Poetry / $4.95 CAN
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