The Iambics of Newfoundland Notes from an Unknown Shore

by Finch, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781582434216
• ISBN10: 1582434212
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: Counterpoint

Summary

After spending the greater part of a decade traveling around the island of Newfoundland at "the edge of North America," beloved nature writer Robert Finch chronicles the people, geography, and wildlife of this remote and lovely place in The Iambics of Newfoundland. From the cliffs of Cape Spear overlooking the Atlantic, the beaches of Sandy Cove, the steep streets of St. John's, and the moss-covered tundra of the southern coast, Finch brings to life a wide array of characters-newcomers and old timers, fishermen, hunters, and hitchhikers-and an island with a unique blend of history, language, and culture, a land of ancient hardship and stirring beauty. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Robert Finch is the author of seven collections of essays, coeditor of The Norton Book of Nature Writing, and a recipient of the New England Booksellers Association Award for Nonfiction and a New England Edward R. Murrow Award for Radio Writing

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Early Visits: St. John's and the Avalon Peninsula
The Iambics of Newfoundland	p. 3
St. John's I: Time Warp	p. 5
Cape Spear	p. 16
Cape St. Mary's	p. 22
Cape Pine	p. 33
Tocher's Pond	p. 40
St. John's II: On Signal Hill	p. 50
A Newfoundland Lexicon	p. 57
Roadside Attractions
Moose Signs	p. 79
Fogo Island 1988: The End of the World	p. 82
"A Half Hour Later in Newfoundland"	p. 94
A Fine Specimen	p. 102
Off-Season	p. 107
"We Just Takes Over"	p. 111
Looking at a Portrait of Mary March (Demasduit)	p. 116
Questions of Indigenousness	p. 124
Sweet Cups of Death	p. 126
Kids	p. 129
Red Bay	p. 131
The Log of Voyager	p. 138
After the Moratorium
The Newfoundland Conundrum	p. 169
Fogo Island 1995	p. 172
A Time in Petty Harbour	p. 181
St. John's III: "The Colour of My Voice, the Colour of the Land"	p. 189
The First Five Hundred	p. 195
Scenes from a Hunt	p. 201
Sojourns in Squid Tickle
The Last Fish in Bonavista Bay	p. 221
Barren Waters	p. 223
Rollin'	p. 231
Youth	p. 236
The Oldest Man in Newfoundland	p. 243
Transparent Beauty	p. 247
Flat Time	p. 250
The Future	p. 259
Acknowledgments	p. 269
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