Josephine LoRe: poet and photographer, an artist at her best
by Carla Scarano In her career as a writer and award-winning poet, Josephine LoRe, who is based in Calgary, Alberta, is a remarkable example of an independent and committed author.…
Review of Jillian Christmas’ “The Gospel of Breaking”
by Marshall Gu The Gospel of Breaking Jillian Christmas Arsenal Pulp Press (2020) ISBN: 978-1551527970 The poems of Ontario- born, Vancouver-based Jillian Christmas’ The Gospel of Breaking range in length,…
Review of Jane Munro’s “Glass Float”
by Micheline Maylor Glass Float by Jane Munro Brick Books (2020) ISBN: 9781771315241 Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, claimed Ginsberg, the skin is holy, the soul is holy. In Glass…
Review of Ariel Gordon’s “TreeTalk”
by Skylar Kay TreeTalk by Ariel Gordon At Bay Press (2020) ISBN: 9781988168272 First of all, TreeTalk is an innovative poetry collection. While most entries are from Gordon, many others come…
Review of Bob Stallworthy’s “Impact Statement.”
by Tony King Impact Statement by Bob Stallworthy Frontenac House Poetry (2020) ISBN: 978-1-989466-05-6 Imagine life interrupted. Your whole world upended in an afternoon. The future is not just derailed,…
Review of E. Alex Pierce’s “To float, to drown, to close up, to open.”
by Joan Shillington To float, to drown, to close up, to open E. Alex Pierce University of Alberta Press (2020) ISBN 978-1-77212-453-8 In the last poem of her second collection…
Review of Basma Kavanagh’s “Ruba’iyat for the Time of Apricots”
by Megan Nega Ruba’iyat for the Time of Apricots Basma Kavanagh Frontenac House Poetry (2018) ISBN: 978-1-927823-81-1 Basma Kavanagh’s Ruba’iyat for the Time of Apricots is a long-form poem written…
Review of Conrad Scott’s “Waterline Immersion”
by John Wall Barger Waterline Immersion by Conrad Scott Frontenac House (2019) ISBN 9781927823972 In Waterline Immersion, Conrad Scott enacts the birth of the world using language that shifts tectonically…
Review of Sharanpal Ruprai’s “Pressure Cooker Love Bomb”
by Nikki Reimer Pressure Cooker Love Bomb by Sharanpal Ruprai Frontenac House (2019) ISBN 978-1-92782-383-5 Sex, love and food: the lyricism The Instant Pot is all the rage right now,…
Review of Laura Zacharin’s “Common Brown House Moths”
by Beth Everest Common Brown House Moths by Laura Zacharin Frontenac House (2019) ISBN: 9781927823989 Common Brown House Moths by Laura Zacharin is anything but common. Already the first line,…