Alden Nowlan: An Introduction

This short documentary introduces us to Alden Nowlan, winner of Canada's 1967 Governor General's Award for poetry. His empathy for ordinary people was evident in his work as a poet, journali... Read allThis short documentary introduces us to Alden Nowlan, winner of Canada's 1967 Governor General's Award for poetry. His empathy for ordinary people was evident in his work as a poet, journalist, short-story writer, novelist and playwright. Nowlan's writing is admired far beyond hi... Read allThis short documentary introduces us to Alden Nowlan, winner of Canada's 1967 Governor General's Award for poetry. His empathy for ordinary people was evident in his work as a poet, journalist, short-story writer, novelist and playwright. Nowlan's writing is admired far beyond his native Maritimes, but he never forgot his roots, which he drew on for inspiration. This ... Read all