Dalian A Long Poem

Dalian: A Long Poem is a celebration of the city Canadian poet Martin Avery considers the most underrated city in the world.

In 2014 the Canadian poet Martin Avery moved from Toronto, Canada, to Dalian, China, and he wrote a long poem about each city. Now the two poems are published together in one book, linking Dalian to Toronto and Canada to China.

Can a doctor from Canada, named Bethune, find love in China? Dalian, I Love You is the second novel in the series called "China, I Love".

Gravenhurst And Bethune And China: A Long Poem Chronicling A Road Trip From Toronto To Muskoka And Back Again is a book with a purpose: the author makes the case for changing the name of the town of Gravenhurst to Bethune while describing iconic Canadian travels in the summertime.

Crazy For Stratford: A Very Long Poem is a poetic chronicle of a road trip to the Stratford Festival in the summer of 2014 to see Crazy For You and other plays in Stratford, Canada.

The Gretzky, Orr, Bailey, Crosby, Avery Hockey Poetry Omnibus, by Martin Avery, is a hat-trick of poetry books with 1. The Hockey Jersey, 2, Gretzky Versus Orr, and 3. Ace Bailey Versus Roger Crozier, like three periods in a wild hockey game.

The bald main ridge looks like the head of a monk. It is over 650 metres high. It is shaped like the Chinese symbol for mountain. It is the home of the Whistling Water Taoist Temple, Sunshine Facing Temple. Stone Drum Temple, Guanine Pavilion, and others and from the summit you can see the sun rise out of Huanghai Sea and the sun set in the Bahai Sea. You can also see the ancient city of Jinzhou and the dynamic new city of Dalian. They say it is named Dahei Mountain because of its light dark mountain stone.

The JINTIAN [今天] series of contemporary literature features new and innovative writing from mainland China and abroad. Titles in the series are edited by Bei Dao, Lydia H. Liu, and Christopher Mattison. A collaborative venture between Zephyr Press, the Jintian Literary Foundation, and The Chinese University Press, each bilingual title highlights the ever-changing literary culture of China while simultaneously expanding the English language with a wave of new voices in translation.

When a Canadian poet moves to China, he is moved to write a lot of poetry about China. This book illustrates a stage in culture shock known as enchantment, which usually lasts about two months but continues for this writer.

After a year in China, Canadian poet Martin Avery returns to Stratford and re-imagines it.