By Word of Mouth: The Poetry of Dennis Cooley

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By Word of Mouth The Poetry of Dennis Cooley This page intentionally left blank By Word of Mouth The Poetry of Dennis Cooley Selected with an introduction by Nicole Markotić and an afterword by Dennis Cooley We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program . We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program for our publishing activities. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Cooley, Dennis, 1944– By word of mouth : the poetry of Dennis Cooley / selected, with an introduction by Nicole Markotić; and an afterword by Dennis Cooley. (Laurier poetry series) Includes bibliographical references. isbn-13: 978-1-55458-007-1 i. Markotić, Nicole ii. Title. iii. Series. PS8555.O575B92 2007 C811'.54 C2007-901766-5© 2007 Wilfrid Laurier University Press Waterloo, Ontario, Canada n2l 3c5 www.wlupress.wlu.ca Cover photograph © 2007 by R.W. Harwood. Cover and text design by P.J. Woodland. Every reasonable effort has been made to acquire permission for copyright material used in this text, and to acknowledge all such indebtedness accurately. Any errors and omissions called to the publisher’s attention will be corrected in future printings. This book is printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Printed in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted , in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-8935777 . ...