Earle Birneys first collection of new poems in five years a varied assembly of visual and verbal magic from the creator of such beloved classics as David Bear on the Delhi Road Billboards Build Freedom of Choice and othersA man whose name is synonymous with poetry a writer whose popularity cuts across generations and geographical boundaries Earle Birney maintains a spirit of perpetual youth in his verse whether making a poem about being old or being in love about grief or joy about the past the present or the futureIn Fall by Fury he deals with all these themes employing a broad array of forms including drawn poems and achieving moods of serenity humour irony tenderness and hopeHere from one of our most esteemed poets is a significant new volume full of the timeless artistry that has earned him two Governor Generals Awards a Canada Council Medal and the Lorne Pierce Medal of the Royal Society of Canada