Words for Elephant Man Poetry pastimes like gardening (“Lilacs”) and

pastimes like gardening (“Lilacs”) and fishing (“Salmon Fishing”)

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he went on to co-found the Society of Typographic Designers of Canada (now the Graphic Designers of Canada)

thoughtful poems evoke both the tragedy and the comedy endemic to daily existence

Words for Elephant Man Poetry pastimes like gardening (“Lilacs”) andKenneth Shermans collection Words for Elephant Man delves into the fascinating life of Joseph Merrick, the titular Elephant Man who came to prominence as a sideshow curiosity in England in the late nineteenth century. Shermans spare, captivating verse gives a voice to Merricks fraught and complex existence, and couples it with a genuine compassion quite distant from the chill of a gawking public. Man is a fascinating animal, Kenneth Sherman writes,