Poetry. What began as a series of poems about the Galapagos Islands has become a lifelong obsession for Robert Allen. Originally serialized over four books and two decades his epic long poem THE ENCANTADAS has now been published in its entirety by conundrum press. It is a tour de force from one of Canada's most accomplished poets. "THE ENCANTADAS is one of the finest long poems ever produced in Canada"--Books in Canada. "The poem is...a grab-bag for the bric-a-brac of the author's mind. Because Allen's is a bright and eccentric mind, the highlights can be a lot of fun, as he mixes registers of voice and reference brilliantly"--Quill & Quire. Robert Allen is a formidable figure in Canadian literature"--Montreal Review of Books.

About the author: Robert Allen is a formidable figure in Canadian literature. A poet and novelist, he is also editor of Matrix magazine and teaches creative writing at Concordia University. Born in Bristol, England, in 1946, Allen moved to Canada at age 10. He earned an Honours BA in English at the University of Toronto and an MA in English and MFA in Creative Writing at Cornell. He has taught at Kenyon College in Ohio, Champlain College in Lennoxville, Quebec, and at Concordia since 1982. As of The Encantadas, he has published 15 books, including short fiction, poetry, and three novels.