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Purdy describes his rocky start and many failures. - Radio, 13:27
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July 24, 1972
A difficult beginning
Radio
13:27
Purdy's correspondence with politicians, poets and personal heroes is published after his death. - Radio, 17:13
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Dec. 22, 2004
A life in letters
Radio
17:13
Poetry pays a pittance but Al Purdy manages to get by. - Radio, 4:08
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Oct. 2, 1968
Al Purdy quits his day job
Radio
4:08
During the first forty-odd years of his life, Al Purdy wrote a lot of bad poetry. Where others would have quit, Purdy persevered until he found his own distinctive voice. And what he said startled people. His unconventional works poeticized barroom brawls, hockey players and homemade beer. Al Purdy's work forced Canadians to re-evaluate their understanding of poetry and themselves. CBC Archives looks back on the long career of one of Canada's most beloved poets.
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Topic spans: 1967-2004
Al Purdy, An Uncommon Poet
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4 television clips
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Al Purdy's new project is a labour of begrudging love. - Radio, 8:32
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Feb. 13, 1971
Al Purdy: those horrible beautiful trees
Radio
8:32
<p>Alan Maitland, in the guise of Fireside Al, reads the poem <em>Jest 'Fore Christmas, </em>a Christmas classic by Eugene Field.</p> - Radio, 2:27
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Dec. 20, 1977
Alan Maitland reads 'Jest 'Fore Christmas'
Radio
2:27
A dramatization of Purdy's
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Jan. 2, 1987
At the Quinte Hotel
Television
4:23
<p>Adrienne Clarkson interviews Leonard Cohen after the publication of his second novel.</p> - Television, 11:28
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May 23, 1966
Beautiful Losers praised and condemned
Television
11:28
In 2009, a young hip-hop star becomes the poet laureate for the City of Edmonton. - Television, 2:26
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May 26, 2009
Cadence Weapon becomes Edmonton's poet laureate
Television
2:26
Cohen receives the Juno Award for Male Vocalist of the Year and the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. - Television, 10:47
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Dec. 3, 1993
Canada honours Cohen
Television
10:47
Purdy pokes fun at a formidable CanLit icon. - Radio, 2:22
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Jan. 30, 1995
'Concerning Ms. Atwood'
Radio
2:22
Beloved children's poet Dennis Lee reads <em>90 Minutes Live</em> a few bedtime poems. - Television, 9:59
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Dec. 16, 1977
Getting a read on Dennis Lee
Television
9:59
Gil Adamson reads the title work from her book of poems called <em>Primitive</em>, and discusses her inspiration for the poems. - Radio, 8:34
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Dec. 11, 1991
Gil Adamson, Canada Reads author
Radio
8:34
Writers Maria Campbell, Howard Adams, George Manuel and Mike Polsuns are penning a new direction for native literature. - Radio, 26:23
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March 13, 1976
In our own words: a new native literature
Radio
26:23
At age 48, poet Al Purdy breaks through the literary ranks. - Radio, 11:09
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June 11, 1967
Introducing Al Purdy
Radio
11:09
The grand man of poetry who hoped his words would heal a nation's ills has died at 93. - Television, 4:50
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Jan. 30, 1978
Irving Layton: 'Poet physician'
Television
4:50
Cohen discusses turning 50 with CBC Radio's Morningside host Peter Gzowski, who also turns 50 that year. - Radio, 15:50
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May 1, 1984
Leonard Cohen at 50
Radio
15:50
Cohen lives on and off in Greece for almost seven years with a Norwegian beauty named Marianne Jensen. - Radio, 5:55
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June 16, 1961
Leonard Cohen in Greece
Radio
5:55
Vicki Gabereau gets in-depth and personal with the Canadian legend. - Radio, 31:10
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Sept. 6, 1984
Leonard Cohen on Buddhism, his place in history and his life
Radio
31:10
While living in a white house on the sun-drenched island of Hydra, Greece, Cohen completes two best-selling novels and two collections of poetry. - Radio, 5:18
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Dec. 19, 1963
Leonard Cohen prolific in swinging sixties
Radio
5:18
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