Review of Bill Gallaher’s “High Rider”
by Shelley McAneeley High Rider Bill Gallaher TouchWood Editions (2015) ISBN 978-1-77151-114-8 This is a down home story from Alberta about one of the first black settlers in the area.…
Review of Cassidy McFadzean’s “Drolleries”
by Micheline Maylor Drolleries by Cassidy McFadzean McClelland & Stewart (2019) ISBN 978-0-77107-317-5 A poetry book should make a promise and an invitation on the opening page. Cassidy McFadzean’s, Drolleries,…
Review of Tanya Evanson’s “Nouveau Griot”
by Jamal Ali Nouveau Griot by Tanya Evanson Frontenac House (2018) ISBN: 978-1-927823-84-2 Tanya Evanson’s poetry collection, Nouveau Griot, takes readers on a journey into diverse worlds. A griot is…
Review of Kayla Czaga’s “Dunk Tank”
by Micheline Maylor Dunk Tank by Kayla Czaga House of Anansi Press (2019) ISBN 978-1-4870-0596-2 The poetry gods claim that a second book is much harder than the first because…
Review of dee Hobsbawn-Smith’s “What Can’t Be Undone”
by Tia Christoffersen What Can’t Be Undone by dee Hobsbawn-Smith Thistledown Press (2015) ISBN 978-1-927068-89-2 From the award-winning culinary writer and poet dee Hobsbawn Smith comes her first collection…
Launch of Volume 29-2 at Shelf Life Books
Join us on September 12th, 2019 for the launch of the 2018 contest winners at Shelf Life Books. 1302 – 4th Street SW Calgary AB T2R 0X8
Review of Shane Neilson’s “New Brunswick”
by Skylar Kay New Brunswick by Shane Neilson Biblioasis (2019) ISBN 978-192-7823675 Shane Neilson’s New Brunswick forms a story of loss, love, and return, circling around New Brunswick as a…
Interview with Lori Hahnel
by Jamal Ali Lori Hahnel is the author of the following books: After You’ve Gone (a novel), Nothing Sacred (a short story collection), which was shortlisted for the Alberta Literary…
Review of “Narrow Bridge” by Barbara Pelman
by Skylar Kay Narrow Bridge by Barbara Pelman Ronsdale Press (2017) ISBN 978-1-55380-508-3 Pelman’s Narrow Bridge is a musical ode to life, aging, acceptance, and rebirth in three parts. The…
Interview with Vivian Hansen
by Joan Shillington Vivian Hansen is the author of two Chapbooks of poetry: Angel Alley – the victims of Jack the Ripper, Never Call it Bird: the Melodies of AIDS…