Selections from Canadian Poets set an important precedent when it was published in 1864. It was the first anthology of native Canadian poetry and was compiled, as Edward Hartlet Dewart explained, in order to 'rescue from oblivion some of the floating pieces of Canadian authorship worthy of preservation in a more permanent form ...' This anthology, like any other, reflects the tastes of the anthologist and the tenor of the times. Pre-confederation poets had deeply felt ties with other count...

"The night of Adam Edwards's arrival from the US had been a restless one in Kayemba City. As dusk enveloped the capital of the country of Kombonia in Central Africa, kerosene lanterns flickered lit. A smoky, smelly haze combining the scents of spices, waste, and charcoal wafted through the narrow streets, which were crowded with people, cars and livestock. By 9 P.M., however, an eerie calm took hold."Thus begins a compelling story lived through the eyes of Adam Edwards; a young, in...