Prez, Homage to Lester Young - Jamie Reid
Today's book of poetry: Prez, Homage to Lester Young. Jamie Reid. Oolichan Books. Fernie, British Columbia. 1993. 2010.Prez, Homage to Lester Young, by Jamie Reid, was originally published in...
View ArticleNo Ordinary Place - Pamela Porter
Today's book of poetry: No Ordinary Place. Pamela Porter. Ronsdale Press. Vancouver, British Columbia. 2012.The well published Pamela Porter's latest book, Late Moon (Ronsdale Press, 2013), was...
View ArticleThat Other Beauty - Karen Enns
Today's book of poetry: That Other Beauty. Karen Enns. Brick Books. London, Ontario. 2010.Karen Enns first volume of poetry, That Other Beauty, is a very promising debut. Enns employs a gem...
View ArticleConflict - Christine McNair
Today's book of poetry: Conflict. Christine McNair. Book Thug. Toronto. Ontario. 2012.Let me start by saying I am a Luddite at the best of times, old school, old fashioned, typewriter loving old...
View ArticleBeckett Soundings - Inge Israel
Today's book of poetry: Beckett Soundings. Inge Israel. Ronsdale Press. Vancouver, British Columbia. 2011.Like Samuel Beckett, Inge Israel has spent much of her life in Ireland and France, she...
View ArticleThe Art of Plumbing - Brecken Hancock
Today's book of poetry: The Art of Plumbing. Brecken Hancock. above/ground press. Ottawa. Ontario. 2013.I'm remembering the great scene in the Steven Soderberg film The Limey, where an enraged...
View ArticleIn Defense of the Attacked Center Pawn - Jason Heroux
Today's book of poetry: In Defense of the Attacked Center Pawn. Jason Heroux. Puddles of Sky Press. Kingston, Ontario. 2013.I haven't had the privilege of reading Jason Heroux's 2012 Mansfield...
View Articlebeen shed bore - Pearl Pirie
Today's book of poetry: been shed bore. Pearl Pirie. Chaudiere Books. Ottawa, Ontario. 2010.crossing the shallow acreageA snake rail fence had been zigging long beforeholes filled in with the...
View ArticleTeeth, Poems 2006 - 2011 - George Bowering
Today's book of poetry: Teeth, Poems 2006-2011. George Bowering. A Stuart Ross Book. Mansfield Press. Toronto, Ontario. 2013.Teeth, George Bowering's six hundred and twenty third book, could just...
View ArticleFor Display Purposes Only - David Seymour
Today's book of poetry: For Display Purposes Only. David Seymour. Coach House Books. Toronto, Ontario. 2013.The long arm of Don McKay reaches across Canadian contemporary poetry like a giant...
View ArticleThe Song Collides - Calvin Wharton
Today's book of poetry: The Song Collides. Calvin Wharton. Anvil Press. Vancouver, British Columbia. 2011.There is a gentle tenderness to Calvin Wharton's The Song Collides. These poems about...
View ArticleRock Creek Blues - Thelma Poirier
Today's book of poetry: Rock Creek Blues. Thelma Poirier. Coteau Books. Regina, Saskatchewan. 2011.There are several responses that occurred to me while reading Thelma Poirier's Rock Creek Blues....
View ArticleWhy does it feel so late? - Simon Thompson
Today's book of poetry: Why does it feel so late? Simon Thompson. New Star Books. Vancouver, British Columbia. 2009.Simon Thompson, who has a Bachelor Degree in Journalism, is a teacher in...
View ArticleA message for all my friends
Hello,I've a minor set back. This past weekend I had emergency surgery and had my gall bladder removed. I know, too much detail. As a result I will be taking a brief respite from posting blogs....
View ArticleWe Are Not The Bereaved - Jesse Eckerlin
Today's book of poetry: We Are Not The Bereaved. Jesse Eckerlin. Frog Hollow Press. Victoria, British Columbia. 2012.Over the past several days I've had the leisurely pleasure of reading, reading,...
View ArticleLiving Under Plastic - Evelyn Lau
Today's book of poetry: Living Under Plastic. Evelyn Lau. Oolichan Books. Fernie, British Columbia. 2010.I've had the pleasure of reading four of Evelyn Lau's previous collections of poetry, You...
View ArticleArguments With The Lake - Tanis Rideout
Today's book of poetry: Arguments With The Lake. Tanis Rideout. Wolsak & Wynn. Hamilton, Ontario. 2013.Tanis Rideout's Arguments With The Lake is a fictional account of the lives of Marilyn...
View ArticlePetrarch - Tim Atkins
Today's book of poetry: Petrarch. Tim Atkins. Book Thug: New British Poets Series No. 2. Toronto, Ontario. 2013Tim Atkins'Petrarch from Book Thug's New British Poets Series is edited by Stephen...
View ArticleChildren of Air India: Un/Authorized Exhibits and Interjections – Renee...
Today's book of poetry: Children of Air India: Un/Authorized Exhibits and Interjections. Renee Sarojini Saklikar. A Blewointment Book. Nightwood Editions. Gibsons, British Columbia. 2013.This...
View ArticleBit Parts for Fools - Peter Richardson
Today's book of poetry: Bit Parts for Fools. Peter Richardson. Icehouse Poetry. Goose Lane Editions. Fredericton, New Brunswick. 2013.Peter Richardson is pulling our legs in a rather spectacular...
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