Poems: Political and Philosophical by Alan Whitehorn
ISBN 0-9689709-6-6
2002 / 104 pp. / 6 x 9 / paper / $12.95
A comprehensive collection of political poetry that offers insights into the clash between the major ideologies and the search for social justice.
Amongst the themes explored are social change, conflict, revolution, genocide and war. The author offers commentary on contemporary political events and leaders in Canada and the united States. The volume concludes on the interrelated existential themes of death and rebirth, and the quest for a meaningful life and a sense of community.
Alan Whitehorn is professor of Political Science at the Royal Military College of Canada and cross-appointed at the Dept. of Political Studies at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He is the author of Canadian Socialism: Essays on the CCF-NDP, co-author of Political Activists: The NDP in Convention and co-author of The Armenian Genocide: Resisting the Inertia of Indifference. He is co-editor of the 8th edition of Party Politics in Canada. He was research director on David Lewis' memoirs, The Good Fight, and the first holder of the J.S. Woodsworth chair in Humanities at Simon Fraser University.
