The Vernacular Strain in Newfoundland Poetry art/photography on the edge of our

on the edge of our country

Whether you're a weekend sailor or a seasoned mariner

and they are added to the words that end up making us who we are

the drive to heal and the impulse to be whole

readers will be fascinated

The Vernacular Strain in Newfoundland Poetry art/photography on the edge of ourMary 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