Davey, Frank, From Here to There: A Guide to English Canadian Literature since 1960, Erin, Ontario: Porcepic, 1974.
Davey presents a very colorful review of Ondaatje's poetry, claiming his poems "reverberate with exotic violence," and contain "a strong photographic element." He calls the poet's work "superbly tense, multicolor, explosive, [and] macabre."
Marshall, Tom, Harsh and Lovely Land: The Major Canadian Poets and the Making of a Canadian Tradition, Vancouver: Univ. ofBritish Columbia Press, 1979.
This book offers a good overall look at Canadian literature, both past and at the time of publication. It is interesting to read about Ondaatje's work among his Canadian contemporaries,.....
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