▁D onn ell ▁frequ ented ▁the ▁Boh em ian ▁Emb ass y , ▁where ▁Margaret ▁At wood , ▁G wend ol yn ▁Mac E wen , ▁Mil ton ▁Ac orn , ▁and ▁other ▁po ets ▁established ▁their ▁re put ations . ▁In ▁conj unction ▁with ▁John ▁Robert ▁Col om bo , ▁D onn ell ▁printed ▁At wood ' s ▁first ▁book ▁Double ▁Per se phone ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁D onn ell ▁Pub lished ▁The ▁Blue ▁Sky ▁po ems ▁ 1 9 7 4 - 7 7 ▁exam ining ▁the ▁relationships ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁from ▁an ▁ob lique ▁perspective , ▁then ▁D anger ous ▁Cross ings ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁followed ▁by ▁A ▁Po em ▁About ▁Poland . ▁D onn ell ▁won ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Com ic ▁Po et ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Award ▁for ▁English ▁language ▁poetry ▁for ▁his ▁collection ▁S ett lement s . ▁D onn ell ▁continued ▁publishing ▁with ▁Water ▁Street ▁days ▁( 1 9 8 9 ) ▁where ▁he ▁exam ines ▁his ▁past ▁and ▁his ▁child hood ; ▁the ▁po ems ▁are ▁narr ative ▁conf essions ; ▁and ▁China ▁bl ues ▁( 1 9 9 2 ). ▁ ▁D onn ell ' s ▁poetry ▁offers ▁pers pect ives ▁about ▁city ▁life ▁and ▁the ▁str esses ▁and ▁ir onic ▁st ap les ▁of ▁urban ▁life . ▁D onn ell ' s ▁poetry ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁es cal ating ▁fasc ination ▁with