ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems is an intriguing poetry collection describing the life and professional hockey career of goalie Terry Sawchuk.
The poems in this collection examine many aspects of Sawchuk’s difficult life. They explore his courage, resilience, and character.
Sawchuk’s enigmatic life on ice is introduced in the epigraph by Robert Frost.
The collection of poems in Night Work is divided into eight sections exploring Sawchuk’s early hockey career, Ukrainian roots, rocky married life, hockey triumphs, waning NHL career, and his death.
This collection of poetry is a landmark work which will definitely appeal to hockey fans.
It will also attract those readers who want to understand his roots in the Ukrainian-Canadian community, and how individuals like Sawchuk adapted to their society.
The book is available from Amazon here.(affiliate link)
An interview with the author is available here.
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