I Am Here and Not Not-There

Margaret Avison was a highly regarded Canadian poet who saw poetry as her life's vocation but shied away from being publicly labelled a poet. She has been called reclusive, introspective; her poetry difficult and demanding. And yet, as shown by her enigmatically titled autobiography, "I am Here and Not Not-There," she was also a woman with a lively curiosity and a real love for the world.'