Vernacular Strain in Newfoundland Poetry, The Poetry But a deep-rooted contrariness complicated

But a deep-rooted contrariness complicated every relationship

Laurel finds herself living in Stephenville

Further reading on Japanese Canadian and Japanese American internment and a note from the author add to readers’ understanding of this underrepresented period of history

Indigenous identity

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Vernacular Strain in Newfoundland Poetry, The Poetry But a deep-rooted contrariness complicatedMary Daltons 2020 Pratt Lecture engages with the vernacular voice in Newfoundland poetry, illustrating the move from uncertainty to acceptance and welcoming of the beauty and variety of the language of Newfoundland. The Vernacular Strain in Newfoundland Poetry explores some of the tensions between the oral and the written in the poetry of Newfoundland, with particular emphasis on the struggle towards a confident incorporation of vernacular speech in