| In the 144 poems of For as Far as the Eye Can See, Robert Melanon re-imagines the sonnet as a",rectangle of twelve lines,", and poetry as",a monument as fragile as the grass.", Impressionistic, seasonal, allusive, in language sharp and clean, this form-driven collection is both a book of hours and a measured meditation on art, nature, and the vagaries of perception.Robert Melanon is one of Qubecs most revered contemporary poets and a two-time winner of the Governor Generals Award. A longtime translator of Canadian poet A.M. Klein, Melanon has been the poetry columnist for Le Devoir and the Radio-Canada program En Toutes Lettres, he is also a critic and has been a professor at the University of Montreal. In addition to the Governor General's Award he is a past recipient of the Prix Victor-Barbeau and the Prix Alain-Grandbois. |
