Return to Canada: Selected Poems

Return to Canada: Selected Poems is a collection of poems by Patrick Anderson, an English-born Canadian poet. Published in 1977, this work reflects Anderson's engagement with Canadian landscapes and history, a theme prominent in his writing. His poetry is known for its rapid juxtaposition of contrasting images, influenced by poets like Dylan Thomas and W.H. Auden. Anderson, who taught at McGill University, was a significant figure in the emergence of Canadian literature in the mid-20th century, contributing to the literary magazine Preview and revitalizing traditional praise of the Canadian landscape in his collections.123