Dearly

By turns moving, playful and wise, the poems gathered in Dearly are about absences and endings, ageing and retrospection, but also about gifts and renewals. They explore bodies and minds in transition, as well as the everyday objects and rituals that embed us in the present. Werewolves, sirens and dreams make their appearance, as do various forms of animal life and fragments of our damaged environment.

Before she became one of the world's most important and loved novelists, Atwood was a poet. Dearly is her first collection in over a decade. It brings together many of her most recognizable and celebrated themes, but distilled from minutely perfect descriptions of the natural world to startlingly witty encounters with aliens, from pressing political issues to myth and legend. It is a pure Atwood delight, and long-term readers and new fans alike will treasure its insight, empathy and humour. (FromMcClelland & Stewart)

MargaretAtwood is the celebrated Canadian writer who has published fiction, nonfiction,poetry andcomics. Her acclaimed books include the novelsThe Handmaid's Tale,Alias Grace,Oryx and CrakeandThe Edible Woman. She has won several awards for her work including the Governor General's Literary Award, the Scotiabank Giller Prize andthe Booker Prize. Her other poetry collections includeThe Circle Game,The Journalsof Susanna Moodie,Power Politicsin 1971andThe Door.

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Interviews with Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood, up-and-coming poet in 1967

57 years ago

Duration 2:47

Atwood takes the literary stage with her critically acclaimed poetry.

Atwood is everywhere

7 years ago

Duration 2:33

Once synonymous with Canadian literature, Margaret Atwood is now a household name for kids and TV lovers alike

In 1981, Margaret Atwood questioned what a country is without its culture

7 years ago

Duration 1:18

In this video from the CBC Archives, Margaret Atwood talks about where culture meets country.

Ideas54:00"What did we think we were doing..." with Margaret Atwood

we young writers of Canada?" That's a question Margaret Atwood asked in a recent lecture presented at the Canadian Literature Centre. Highlights from Margaret Atwoods talk and a conversation with Paul Kennedy.

Books by Margaret Atwood