Seed Catalogue by Robert Kroetsch
Winnipeg: Turnstone Press, 1979. Third Printing.
$20
Softcover. A landmark of Canadian prairie literature and experimental poetry, Seed Catalogue is Robert Kroetsch’s witty, genre-blending meditation on memory, myth, farming, and the roots of language. Playful and profound, it remains a key text in Canadian postmodernism and continues to influence poets, scholars, and writers of place.
This is the third printing, issued by Turnstone Press in 1979. The copy is in very good condition: clean and unmarked interior, firm binding, and a bright cover with only a few minor bumps to the front—no creases, bends, or folds.
An essential volume in any CanLit or prairie writing collection, and a fine example of Kroetsch’s signature blend of formal innovation and regional voice.