The (Un)expected Passion in Stories of (M)othering
An Interview with Anne Sorbie and Heidi Grogan by Sharon Berg (M)othering: An Anthology Edited by Anne Sorbie and Heidi Grogan Inanna Publications (2022) Sharon Berg: First, thank you both…
Review of Skylar Kay’s “Transcribing Moonlight”
By Bret Crowle Transcribing Moonlight by Skylar Kay Frontenac House (2022) Skylar Kay’s debut collection Transcribing Moonlight is a delicate and transcendental glimpse into the world of identity. Authenticity leaches…
Review of Barry Dempster’s “Being Here”
By Beth Everest BEING HERE: the chemistry of startle by Barry Dempster Frontenac House (2022) From cover to cover, Barry Dempster’s latest book BEING HERE: the chemistry of startle, held…
Review of dee Hobsbawn-Smith’s “Bread & Water”
By Ariel Gordon Bread & Water by dee Hobsbawn-Smith University of Regina Press (2021) dee Hobsbawn-Smith is somehow known both for being a Calgary chef, food writer, and single parent…
The Missing Vision in the Visionary: An Essay on Paul Vermeersch’s “Shared Universe: New and Selected Poems 1995 – 2020”
By Shane Neilson Admittedly, faith is not a common lens for the analysis of contemporary poetry. As our culture hurtles forward along a post-faith trajectory that goes by the name…
Review of Nicholas Herring’s “Some Hellish”
By Kimberley Gilmour Some Hellish by Nicholas Herring Goose Lane Editions (2022) Some Hellish submerges the reader into the culture of coastal people and the fishing industry on the shores…
Blurred Sunlight Shimmering on Wet Rocks: A Review of Laurence Hutchman’s “Swimming Toward the Sun”
by D.A. Lockhart Blurred Sunlight Shimmering on Wet Rocks A Review of Laurence Hutchman’s Swimming Toward the Sun. Collected Poems: 1968-2020. Guernica Editions (2020) I first heard Laurence Hutchman’s work…
L’affaire George Elliott Clarke by Stephen Morrissey
J’Accuse…! (Poem versus Silence) by George Elliott Clarke Exile Editions (2021) The title of George Elliott Clarke’s book length poem, J’Accuse…! (Poem versus Silence), is borrowed from Emile Zola’s 1898…
Review of John Wall Barger’s “Resurrection Fail”
by Bret Crowle Resurrection Fail by John Wall Barger Spuyten Duyvil (2021) Resurrection Fail begins with the disciplined and passionate detailing of personal experiences our author, John Wall Barger, but…
Review of Robert Priest’s “If I Didn’t Love the River”
by Patrick Connors If I Didn’t Love the River by Robert Priest ECW Press (2022) Robert Priest’s latest collection pushes boundaries. It cannot be defined as one school or “type”…