The myth of Canada, its hidden story, is of a contemplative… - B. W. Powe

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The myth of Canada, its hidden story, is of a contemplative country, a place of inwardness, where people can question the idea of nationhood and ponder what values we wish to see expressed and achieved, and what solitudes of identity and reverie we wish to preserve.

B. W. Powe

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Bruce William Powe (born 23 March 1955 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian writer poet, novelist, essayist, philosopher, and teacher. He received his Ph.D from York University in October 2009. He currently teaches English in the Department of English at York University. His courses there have included Visionary Literature: from Hildegard von Bingen and Dante to Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, and Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye.

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