Home Ground

Reading Don Gutteridges collection of poetry Home Ground will instill a sense of wonder and presence with his well-hewn memories of Point Edward. Dons delight in crafting his poems in making his images sing spills over onto the page. The reader cant help but be affected on many levels. Home Ground reveals the bright tapestry that is the authors memories his adventures as a child his companions and family. If it is correct to say that a great poem aspires to include the mind the body the heart the soul and the spirit in one surround then one can affirm that this collection of poems Home Ground has indeed realized this truism. Don Gutteridge a Canadian voice through and through is a poet to be reckoned with.Home Ground is considered to be one of the best of Don Gutteridges almost 60 books. Gutteridge has a divine gift; he crafts visions with an elegant ease splashing colors on canvas of the minds eye. Home Ground recreates the past so vividly it argues for the concept of time standing still. Don Gutteridge is a master of his craft. He won the 1972 UWO Presidents Medal for the best periodical poem of that year. Death At Quebec. His poetry collection Coppermine was short-listed for the 1973 Governor Generals Literary Award. Now with this new collection of poems Home Ground he is destined to leave a permanent mark on the Canadian poetry scene. Don Gutteridge is arguably one of Canadas finest poets.