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Alden Nowlan The Pride of HANTS COUNTY A little history for your minds He was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia in January 25, 1933. Alden was an odd child. He didn’t enjoy school and only went until gr. 5 His first job was at my Grandfather’s mill He was raised by his Grandmother. When his Grandmother died, he admitted himself into the Nova Scotia Hospital for the mentally ill. It was there where he was encouraged to presue writing. My Selection of Poems Edna She's got the right eyes and the separate laughs, the silly, on-purpose one she gives to adults, the wise, just-happens one she keeps to herself. Too bad God in letting her be eight forever didn't remember to stop all the clocks at the same time so that instead of those mildewed ropes brusting out of elastic stockings she had hopscotch legs that go in all direction sat once, and the funny kind of beauty we try to meet with gentle laughter The Smelt Run Smelts rot on the riverbank there are so many some of the men comb them out with rakes to prove that it can be done. They build fires on the mudbanks at night an get drunk fishing with nets and jig-hooks. They fish half the night emptying their scoop nets in the mud by the fires laughing at one another. Some of the fish are eaten, not many, they are small and full of tough bones--mostly they rot of the bank but every night the men come back for more Baptism Along the river, women sings of sin and girls in dripping dresses dry their hair, and giggle in the water, half-afraid of thoughts as high and marvellous as prayer. The preacher's hands are certain like his faith, and sweep reborn devotees from the womb of cleansing water where they hymn in praise of Him who rose who broke a stronger tomb. And when they wade, enwrapped in towels, to shore the girls like damp young angels stop to greet their younger sisters, whom they bless with tears and kiss--with new and womanly conceit. The Anatomy of Angels Angels inhabit love songs. But they're sprites not seraphim. the angel that up-ended Jacob had sturdy calves, moist hairy armpits, stout loins to serve the god whom she befriended, and was adept at wrestling. She wore a cobra like a girdle. Yet his bone mending he spent some several tedious weeks marking the bed they’d shared, with a great stone. The review of The Atonomy of Angels Alden Nowlan’s poetry is as unique as he is. I read Elizabeth Bieman’s Wrestling with Nowlan’s Angel. It is a literary criticism of The Anatomy of Angels, an (as she called it) playful little poem. Throughout the poem, there is a lot of very complicated meanings which have puzzled people. The question that comes up a lot is, what sex is the angel? In the Bible, it is really not clear but in the poem the angel seems to go from man to woman. Most believe that the angel is a female, making a reference to Eve. I do not think the angel is representing anyone. I believe the angel is just a common angel among God. This poem can be seen in many different lights. The way I view it is probably different from the way you visioned it. Bieman’s literary criticism was interesting but do you have to pick a poem apart that thoroughly to apperciate is? Yes, it is good to understand what the poet is writing about but let poetry be poetry, let your mind wonder and just enjoy it for what it is worth.