Review of Bruce Hunter’s “In the Bear’s House”
By Vivian Hansen In The Bear’s House by Bruce Hunter Frontenac House (2025) I read the first edition of this book in 2009 (Oolichan Books). I believed then, as I…
Review of Jaspreet Singh’s “Dreams of the Epoch & the Rock”
By Tonya Lailey Dreams of the Epoch & the Rock by Jaspreet Singh NeWest Press (2024) In “Dreams of the Epoch & the Rock”, Jaspreet Singh considers a vast range…
Review of Armand Garnet Ruffo’s “The Dialogues: The Song of Francis Pegahmagabow”
By Kathryn MacDonald The Dialogues: The Song of Francis Pegahmagabow by Armand Garnet Ruffo Nishannbemwin translations by Brian D. McInnes Wolsak & Wynn Publishers (2024) Here is a story that…
Review of Tolu Oloruntoba’s “Unravel”
By Catherine Owen Unravel by Tolu Oloruntoba Penguin Random House (2025) Unravel is a poetry of serious sonority, worthy of engraving on stone: lyrical, political, historical, scholarly, poems solemnly proud…
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…