In this fascinating and funny collection of correspondence Canadas greatest poet lets it all hang out in spirited private exchanges with Pierre Trudeau Carol Shields Earle Birney Anna Porter Charles Bukowski Margaret Laurence Margaret Atwood Michael Ondaatje Gwendolyn MacEwan Jack McClelland Northrup Frye William Golding Darryl Sittler Alistair MacLeod Susan Musgrave Irving Layton Lynn Crosbie George Bowering Anthony Burgess Joseph Brodsky and many other notables. Yours Al is an uncensored intimate glimpse into the life of Canadas most celebrated poet. Al Purdys personal letters present the Canlit scene as an ongoing conversation between members of a tight supportive community spanning generations of talented writers. From generous encouragement to brash unsparing insultsits all here with responses from many recipients of his letters. Encompassing more than fifty years the letters show Purdy at his bestand his worst. show more