Night Work

In compact, conversational poems that build into a narrative long poem, Night Work, the Sawchuk Poems; follows the tragic trajectory of the life and work of Terry Sawchuk, dark driven genius of a goalie who survived twenty tough seasons in an era of inadequate upper-body equipment and no player representation. But no summary touches the searching intensity of Maggs's poems. They range from meditations on ancient/modern heroism to dramatic capsules of actual games, in which the mystery of character meets the mystery of transcendent physical performance. Night Work, the Sawchuk Poems is illustrated with photographs mirroring the text, depicting key moments in the career of Terry Sawchuk, his exploits and his agony.Maggs, Randall is the author of 'Night Work', published 2008 under ISBN 9781894078627 and ISBN 1894078624.