Review of Vanessa Shields’ “Look at Her”
by Sharon Berg Look at Her by Vanessa Shields Black Moss Press (2015) ISBN 978-0-88753-565-9 In Canada, selling 500 copies of a poetry book is considered remarkable. The fact that Vanessa…
Review of Rayanne Haines “Stained with the Colours of Sunday Morning”
by Shelley McAneeley Stained with the Colours of Sunday Morning by Rayanne Haines Inanna Publications and Education Inc. (2017) ISBN 978-1-77133-525-6 Tender, sensual and insightful, Rayanne Haines, creates a gentle journey…
Review of “Writing Menopause” edited by Jane Cawthorne and ED Morin
by Shelley McAneeley Writing Menopause An Anthology of Fiction, Poetry and Creative Nonfiction edited by Jane Cawthorne and ED Morin Inanna Publications and Education Inc. (2017) ISBN 978-1-77133-353-5 What to say…
Review of Richard Harrison’s “On Not Losing my Father’s Ashes in the Flood”
by Jannie Edwards On Not Losing my Father’s Ashes in the Flood Richard Harrison Wolsak and Wynn (2016) ISBN 978-1-928088-22-6 There is an invitation, a hospitality in Harrison’s work in…
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 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…
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…
Book review of “Morning After You” by Carmelo Militano
gillian harding-russell a review of Morning After You By Carmelo Militano Ekstasis Editions (2014) ISBN 978-177-10343 Carmelo Militano writes from the perspective of an immigrant to Canada from Calabria, Italy…