Preface by Kirkconnell, who is likely the best-known name in the book, being a Canadian literary scholar, poet, playwright, linguist, satirist, and translator. This book originated in a poetry contest, of which Kirkconnell was one of the judges. Most poems are in English (14), but others are in Icelandic (4), French (2), German (2), Ukrainian (2), Swedish (1), and Yiddish (1).
