'This is the definitive collection of the work of a man many consider to be Canada's greatest poet. Marking the 25th anniversary of the publication of Irving Layton's first book, this new collected edition incorporates poetry from the old edition with his subsequent work. As well, it includes a number of previously unpublished pieces and a variety of key poems from earlier private publications that were not available in the earlier volume. This comprehensive collection, containing well over 600 peoms, also carries a new Introduction by Irving Layton, in which he sums his feelings about and approaches to peotry and life. It is the culmination of the long career of a prolific game.'-Publisher