I wanted to become a postman
to deliver real words
to real people.
There was no one to receive
My application.
—Seed Catalogue, section 5
Robert Kroetsch (1927-2011) had a resounding impact—wild and crazy and thoroughly Canadian prairie
—as Armin Wiebe describes it. As co-founder of boundary 2 in the early 1970s he was influential in disseminating postmodern theory in North America and internationally. A prolific and funny theorist and critic, he became a major influence in Canada as he taught Creative Writing at the University of Manitoba at the same time as his own work was taught across the country. He combines a clear connection to his roots in Heisler, Alberta, with a life-affirming and intellectually challenging take on writing. Author of 9 novels, 14 volumes of poetry, and 7 books of non-fiction, Mr Canadian Postmodern
has given us many lovely and treacherous words. We invite you to continue the play with word and place that he introduced to Canadian literature by submitting an essay on his work to Canadian Literature.
All submissions to Canadian Literature must be original, unpublished work. Essays should follow current MLA bibliographic format (MLA Handbook, 7th ed). Maximum word length for articles is 6500 words, which includes notes and works cited.
Submissions should be uploaded to Canadian Literature’s online submission system at http://canlitsubmit.ca by the deadline of February 1st, 2013.
Questions in advance of the deadline may be addressed to: can.lit@ubc.ca.