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 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 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…
Review of Robert Colman’s “Ghost Work”
By Catherine Owen Ghost Work by Robert Colman Palimpsest Press (2024) The elegy, for me, is poetry’s core. You have no choice but to take risks, delve deep, accept the…
Review of Richard Osler’s “What Holiness Will I Bring?”
By Mary Vlooswyk What Holiness Will I Bring? by Richard Osler Frontenac House (2024) On July 5, 2024 Richard Osler shared news of his esophageal cancer diagnosis with readers of…