In this slipcased, dazzingly illustrated edition of the poem cycle that gave rise to the novel Alias Grace, Maragaret Atwood sets her poems against the Canadian landscape from pioneer days to the 20th century. It is one of Atwood's most enduring volumes of verse, offering timeless insights into human survival and renewal -- in nature and in civilization. This facsimile edition of the privately printed first edition features artist Charles Pachter's bold and original serigraphs.