- Part Of
- Gordon Burles fonds
- Scope & Content
- File contains the following poems: 201. On the cut-line, 1987—subject: Nature musings along a survey line in the woods 202. The great trash dump, 1987—subject: nonsense poem 203. Riverside trail, 1987—subject: musings along trail from Golf Course to Canmore 204. Waiting, 1987—subject: based on ex…
- Date Range
- 1987
- Reference Code
- M196 / I / 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Gordon Burles fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I : Poetry Manuscripts
- Reference Code
- M196 / I / 5
- Date Range
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File contains the following poems: 201. On the cut-line, 1987—subject: Nature musings along a survey line in the woods 202. The great trash dump, 1987—subject: nonsense poem 203. Riverside trail, 1987—subject: musings along trail from Golf Course to Canmore 204. Waiting, 1987—subject: based on experience of Walter Wilcox in 1899 while exploring south of Lake Louise 205. The cowboy at eighty, 1987—subject: monologue based on author’s father 206. Epitaph for a misfit, 1987—subject: Hofferian musings 207. Would I were there, 1987—subject: Mount Rundle in spring 208. Divorced, 1987—subject: author’s divorce 209. Fairholme spruce, 1987—subject: winter musings near Fairholme Ranch 210. 1903, 1987—subject: musings based on Longstaff photograph of three women walking along Tunnel Mt. Drive in 1903 211. Going to Bourgeau Lake, 1987—subject: horse trip to Bourgeau Lake 212. Love in the morning, 1987—subject: love poem 213. Recollection , 1987—subject: musings about author’s youth 214. Destiny, 1987—subject: old age 215. Divorce, 1987—subject: based on author’s divorce in 1987 216. The vacant house, 1987—subject: based on vacant house at the NW corner of Muskrat and Buffalo Streets 217. The visitor, 1987—subject: ichneumon-fly; original and revision present 218. The farewell, 1987—love poem 219. The great house, 1987—subject: based on Kidney House on NE corner of Muskrat and Wolf Streets; poem revised later 220. Egypt Lake, 1987—subject: poem inspired by Skyline Hikers camp at Egypt Lake in 1973, attended by author; later revised 221. The hail storm, 1987—subject: poem about author’s father who, with the author, experienced a bad hail storm during a horse trip up Altrude Creek 222. Finishing a poem in October’s depths, 1987—subject: writing in autumn 223. For her, 1987—subject: love poem 224. Life, 1987—subject: nonsense poem 225. The pondering, 1987—subject: musings; original and revision present 226. Nocturne, 1987—subject: fatherhood 227. Numa Creek, 1987—subject: musings based on hiking along Numa Creek 228. The camp trip, 1987—subject: musings based on horse trip of author and his father to Castleguard Meadows 229. Involute life, 1987—subject: nonsense poem 230. The free mind’s vision, 1987—subject: mountain musings 231. On Tunnel Mt., 1987—subject: mountain musings 232. Night watch, 1987—subject: night musings inspired by being at Bankhead at night 233. Dennie, 1987—subject: based on fellow author knew as a child 234. The cliff, 1987—subject: musings probably inspired by north face of Mt. Rundle 235. Dusk from the summit, 1987—subject: musings probably based on evening ascent of Mt. Thompson in 1979 236. Winter chase, 1987—subject: winter poem 237. Pilgrimage, 1987—subject: mountain musings 238. Epiphany, 1987—mountain musings 239. The baby on the lawn, 1987—subject: musings based on photo of author as a baby on Jean Watt’s lawn at the corner of Muskrat and Caribou Streets 240. For Fay, 1987—subject: based on a dream of author’s about his ex-wife 241. Excursion, 1987—subject: poem based on hike up Inglismaldie Creek near Johnson’s Lake 242. Morning music, 1987—subject: nonsense poem 243. Mortality, 1987—subject: based on death of old Mr. Day, Banff’s Oxford-educated garbage man 244. 1925, 1987—subject: Bill Peyto 245. Afternoon, 1987—subject: summer afternoon 246. Taylor Lake, 1987—subject: autumn at Taylor Lake 247. Aubade for caftans, 1987—subject: nonsense poem; revised later 248. Sadness, 1987—subject: nonsense poem 249. The owl, 1987—subject: based on experience near Johnson’s Lake 250. Emerald Lake, 1987—based on childhood experience at Emerald Lake
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- Poetry
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