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Margaret Avison Information
834 words, approx. 3 pages
 Margaret Avison, OC (April 23 1918 – July 31 2007) was a Canadian poet.[1] Avison was born in Galt, Ontario. She attended Victoria College and the University of Toronto. Aside from her poetry, she also worked as a librarian, editor, social worker,...


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 Presbyterian Record
O-be-joyful fiesta: remembering Margaret Avison.(SPOTLIGHT)
10/01/2007: 423 words, approx. 1 pages [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MARGARET AVISON, a much-celebrated Canadian poet described as "one of the great religious poets" of the 20th century--and who spent a while sojourning among Presbyterians at Knox, Spadina, Toronto, from the 1960s to the 1990s--passed away at age 89 on July...
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Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Margaret Calverley
8,287 words, approx. 28 pages
 In the essay below, Calverley argues that "Snow," "Tennis," "Unbroken Lineage," and "Butterfly Bones" form a sonnet sequence and that Avison's purpose is a celebration of "the liberating force of traditional patterns."
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Critical Essay by William H. New
6,168 words, approx. 21 pages
 New is a Canadian educator, critic, and poet. In the essay below, he discusses theme and style in Avison's poetry, focusing on ambiguity, identity, sense, and perception.


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