Poetry
 The Birdhouse, Or, Poems, 2002 |
The Birdhouse,Or is Jamie's second collection of poems. The long title poem is a ten-part account of building a birdhouse with his sons. There is also a section of elegies for his friend Ed Williams, who died in 1999, as well as a section of teaching poems (poems about teaching and politics). The last poem, "Sonny Speaks to Me From Beyond Grave," is a language-poem experiment that weaves together fragments from tabloid magazines, Jacques Derrida and others.
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 On the Other Hand Poems, 1996 |
On the Other Hand is Jamie's first collection of poems. The middle section of this book is a poem sequence about the birth of his first son. The last section, "Singing in Public," contains a number of poems about history and politics.
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If you're interested in learning more about Jamie's poetry and his views on poetry, here are two interviews: CanLit Poets On-Line. Canadian Literature. 2009.