Gordon Downie (1964–2017)
Auteur de Secret Path
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Gord Downie performing with The Tragically Hip at Darien Lake, New York. Photograph by Richard G. Battaglia
Œuvres de Gordon Downie
variable construct 1 for solo piano 1 exemplaire
Coke Machine Glow 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1964-02-06
- Date de décès
- 2017-10-17
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Canada
- Lieu de naissance
- Amherstview, Ontario, Canada
- Lieu du décès
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Lieux de résidence
- Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Professions
- musician
singer-songwriter
actor - Relations
- The Tragically Hip (band)
- Organisations
- The Tragically Hip
- Prix et distinctions
- Order of Canada
Membres
Critiques
Listes
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 6
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 236
- Popularité
- #95,935
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 14
- ISBN
- 6
Well, sorry to say but I don't really get Mr. Downie's poetry. There were a couple that were alright, and one that I really liked ("Starpainters"), but for the majority of them, I just really didn't get them at all. I don't know if it's because I'm just not used to reading poetry so I don't really know how to understand them, or what. Some of these felt like he was just stringing random words and metaphors together that don't really make any real sense. Also, there were a few poems that were literally one- or two-liners, which seemed like he was just kinda taking a piss at the whole poetry-writing thing.
Anyway, there are clear themes to his writing-- the book is divided into 3 parts, and one of these is entirely devoted to poetry about life on the road (when he's traveling with his band; they must have toured America extensively). I also picked up on some themes about family, love, loss, etc. Some poems I think he was trying to be funny or irreverent (I recall he mentioned Canadian politics in one?), but I don't know, overall I find his poetry to be very opaque and I just didn't get into it at all.… (plus d'informations)