Six Toronto Poets

This collection of poetry features six poets living or working in Toronto, Canada, in the mid-1950s. As noted in poet Jay MacPherson’s introductory remarks, the poets represented in this recording do not constitute “a particular sub-group or tradition within … Canadian poetry, but a kind of cross-section of it.” The settings, themes, and approaches taken by the six are varied and resist easy categorization. Subjects range from memories of childhood, both real and imagined, to nature and reflections on Greek and Roman mythology. The text for all 63 poems is included in the liner notes.

Track Listing

101	Cotton Mather W.W. Eustace Ross	00:46
102	Plunging Into W.W. Eustace Ross	00:37
103	The Walk W.W. Eustace Ross	00:33
104	The Saws Were Shrieking W.W. Eustace Ross	00:35
105	The Snake Trying W.W. Eustace Ross	00:32
106	Nox W.W. Eustace Ross	00:37
107	The Spring W.W. Eustace Ross	01:47
108	Catacombs W.W. Eustace Ross	00:22
109	Gerard De Nerval W.W. Eustace Ross	00:22
110	The Creek W.W. Eustace Ross	00:47
111	White Water Lilly W.W. Eustace Ross	01:12
112	Penelope Anne Wilkinson	00:38
113	Nature Be Damned Anne Wilkinson	03:24
114	In Praise of Burton Anne Wilkinson	03:29
115	Lens Anne Wilkinson	02:10
116	Noel Anne Wilkinson	01:01
117	Tigers Know from Birth Anne Wilkinson	00:50
118	The Pressure of Night Anne Wilkinson	00:49
119	The Urge Raymond Souster	00:31
120	The Six Quart Basket Raymond Souster	00:15
121	The Rainbow Raymond Souster	00:18
122	Downtown Corner News Stand Raymond Souster	01:04
123	Rebirth Raymond Souster	00:36
124	The Amusement Park Raymond Souster	01:06
125	The Sleeper Raymond Souster	00:24
126	The Creeper along the House Wall Raymond Souster	00:38
127	The Top Hat Raymond Souster	00:26
128	The Quarry Raymond Souster	00:26
129	Flight of the Roller Coaster Raymond Souster	00:59
130	Bridge Over the Don Raymond Souster	00:53
131	Dark Angel Raymond Souster	00:26
132	The Seller of Roses Raymond Souster	00:47
133	The Full Gospel Mission Raymond Souster	00:26
134	The Swing Raymond Souster	00:25
135	The Child's Umbrella Raymond Souster	00:17
136	Happy Birthday Raymond Souster	00:16
137	Excerpt from work in progress Margaret Avison	03:34
138	Our Working Day May Be Menaced Margaret Avison	03:02
139	Tennis Margaret Avison	00:54
140	Not the Sweet Cicely of Gerardes Herball Margaret Avison	01:56
141	The Crow James Reaney	00:35
142	The Heart and the Sun James Reaney	01:48
143	Dark Lagoon James Reaney	01:35
144	Klaxon James Reaney	01:01
145	The Beauty of Miss Beatty James Reaney	01:03
146	Lake Superior James Reaney	00:43
147	The Katzenjammer Kids James Reaney	01:15
148	Three Deadly Sins James Reaney	01:57
149	The Fisherman: A Book of Riddles Jay MacPherson	00:22
150	Storm Jay MacPherson	01:04
151	Sun and Moon Jay MacPherson	00:30
152	Whale Jay MacPherson	00:37
153	Coral Jay MacPherson	00:39
154	Mermaid Jay MacPherson	00:28
155	Lung-Fish Jay MacPherson	00:21
156	Egg Jay MacPherson	00:28
157	Mandrake Jay MacPherson	00:30
158	Phoenix Jay MacPherson	00:42
159	Abominable Snowman Jay MacPherson	00:54
160	Book Jay MacPherson	01:00
161	Retina Jay MacPherson	00:19
162	Reader Jay MacPherson	00:32
163	The Fisherman Jay MacPherson	01:14