 [ Large Image ] | Rural Night Catalogue Michael deBeyer 2002 / Poetry / $16.95 9781894031639 / Trade paper / 96 pp An intelligent and perceptive book about rural landscapes, Rural Night Catalogue sidesteps the linear world of the lyric poem to embrace linguistic playfulness, unusual perspectives and surprise. deBeyer has a gift for setting strong moods, colouring an afternoon on the veranda with a “sierra drawl” and giving specific texture to the smells in the air. These poems put time, light and humanity on the same plane, bending them together into tangible, familiar, forces. Grounded in the rural landscape, deBeyer’s poetry reflects a fierce attention to detail and an inherent wildness. Devoted to sharing his encounters with fox, deer, barn doors and dusk, he shows his love of countryside and his passion for description. Though place names are few and far between, the reader is gripped by a distinct sense of belonging, longevity and connection, irrespective of specifics, as though each poem has its own frequency. George Elliott Clarke calls this a collection “powered by sense and by science.” This debut collection was shortlisted for the 2003 Gerald Lampert Award. To purchase this title: Add it to your cart Review: “deBeyer’s Rural Night Catalogue is a fiesta of images, a cavalcade of word combos, powered both by sense and by science.” George Elliott Clarke, Halifax Sunday Herald | Other Books by this Author |  | Gaspereau Gloriatur: Book of the Blessed Tenth Year, Vol. 2: Prose Michael deBeyer, Kate Kennedy 2007 / Prose anthology / $27.95 CAN 9781554470396 / Trade paper / 288 pp |  | Gaspereau Gloriatur: Book of the Blessed Tenth Year, Vol.1: Poetry Michael deBeyer, Kate Kennedy 2007 / Poetry / $21.95 CAN 9781554470389 / Trade paper / 192 pp |  | Change in a Razor-backed Season Michael deBeyer 2005 / Poetry / $18.95 CAN 9781554470105 / Trade paper / 80 pp |
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