A. J. Smith's The Lonely Land

A.J.M. Smith’s the Lonely Land is a poetic version of Canada’s sky scraping trees and rustling grasses. It is the text equivalent of Canada’s rocky beaches lined with trees thick as castle walls and small ponds with rain drop ripples. It communicates Canadian nature and the experience it brings as well as appeals to human senses all without the presence of a single human. All this contributes to it being a great poem about Canadian nature. A.J.M. Smith’s the Lonely Land successfully illustrates Canada’s nature and its experience because of its sole focus on nature.