Review of Aisha Sasha John’s “Total”
By Catherine Owen Total by Aisha Sasha John McClelland and Stewart (2025) Performative poetry, page-bound, retains its power, but also establishes a yearning. As essentially a transcription, it makes the…
Review of A.F. Moritz’s “Great Silent Ballad”
By Beth Everest Great Silent Ballad by A.F. Moritz House of Anansi (2024) The 22nd book of poetry by A.F. Moritz is not a quick read. Nor should it be.…
Review of Hollay Ghadery’s “Rebellion Box”
By Kathryn MacDonald Rebellion Box by Hollay Ghadery Radiant Press (2023) Perhaps one shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but the cover of Rebellion Box is revealing. The illustration…
Review of Beth Everest’s “Some of the Facts”
By Megan Nega Some of the Facts: Jasper: When Tales Were Told by Beth Everest Frontenac House (2024) Beth Everest’s new collection of short fiction about Jasper comes in the…
Review of Michael Blouin’s “Hard Electric”
By Catherine Owen Hard Electric by Michael Blouin Anvil Press (2024) A reviewer’s main aim should be to offer intelligent critique within a context of the book’s intended audience, to…
Review of Carmelo Militano’s “Archeologia Eros”
By Olga Stein Archeologia Eros by Carmelo Militano McNally Robinson (2021) Carmelo Militano’s poetry collection, Archeologia Eros, is divided into four sections or parts. They are as follows: “Eros’s Seasons,”…
Review of Rayanne Haines’ “What Kind of Daughter?”
By Tonya Lailey What Kind of Daughter? by Rayanne Haines Frontenac House Poetry (2024) The title of Rayanne Haines’ fourth book of poetry asks one of many hard questions the…
Review of Jann Everard’s “Blue Runaways”
By Jonathan Greenbaum Blue Runaways: Stories by Jann Everard Stonehewer Books (2024) Those of us who read the CanLit magazines know that emerging writers abound in the pages of these…
Review of David Martin’s “Limited Verse”
By Vincent Potter Limited Verse by David Martin University of Calgary Press (2024) The best science fiction uses its theoretical framing to investigate our current reality from pretend perspectives—by stepping…
Review of Yvonne Blomer’s “Death of Persephone”
By Mary Vlooswyk Death Of Persephone: A Murder by Yvonne Blomer Caitlin Press (2024) From the title, one can deduce Death of Persephone: A Murder is about mystery solving. Blomer’s…