The Letters of John Sutherland, 1942-1956Description Author Details From the beginning, John Sutherland recognized that his literary gifts lay in criticism rather than in poetry. His independence from the academy and his largely autodidactic training gave him a unique perspective as a critic of Canadian literature. What these letters document, beyond a purely personal struggle, is a period (1942 1956) of great importance in the development of Canadian poetry, and it is above all the nuts and