In a recent interview, Jim Nason recommends All Our Wonder Unavenged by Don Domanski. In an interview with Open Book Toronto – Poets in Profile, Open Book Toronto asks: “What was the last book of poetry that really knocked your socks off? Jim replies: Don Domanski’s “All Our Read more...
In “Hockey needs a place in our literature” Paul Martin, who teaches a course called Hockey and Canadian Literature online for the University of Vermont, says that compared with these other sports, hockey, by its nature and with its high speed, may elude evocative narrative description. Asked Read more...
Vox Humana is an interesting and allusive collection of poetry from E. Alex Pierce beginning with a spell-like opening poem. The words wash themselves into your ears in an invocation of the surety of the past and the desire to return to what is only remembered. These poems contain intimate Read more...
I have to admit, my first thought on Stephanie Bolster’s fourth trade poetry collection, A Page from the Wonders of Life on Earth (London ON: Brick Books, 2011) was disappointment, that she hadn’t included a poem I found in issue #109 of The New Quarterly [see my review of such here], Read more...
NOW Review- Nicky Guadagni portrays four women drawn from Carolyn Smart’s book of poetic monologues: three writers (Elizabeth Smart, Jane Bowles and Carson McCullers) and, the wild card, Unity Valkyrie Mitford, an upper-class Brit who adored Hitler. Guadagni’s arresting work Read more...
We ran a feature review on this book in Arc—and I agreed wholeheartedly with reviewer Carmine Starnino’s enthusiasm for the depth, tone and range of this book. You find here a combination of journey poems and home poems, and a common thread that comes down to a kind of acceptance that Read more...
Brian Henderson and I have been friends since the 1960s, so in a way I have both a unique advantage as well as disadvantage when it comes to his poetry. But I have to say that with each of his ten books of poetry, he has always surprised me in ways I couldn’t have imagined or anticipated. From Read more...
Bordering landscapes – Halifax-based poet Sue Goyette captures the outskirts of her emotional and physical landscape. If you want to experience good, solid poetry, then Nova Scotia’s Sue Goyette is a prize choice for spring reading. Goyette, who teaches creative writing at Dalhousie Read more...
“The rural Quebec-based poet, who works as a humanitarian aid worker when not writing, is slyly and wryly optimistic in her poetry.” To read the full review, go to http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/robin-robertson-mines-sacrifice-regret-120533344.html Read more...
Aaron Brown at The Canadian Book Review writes: “Girlwood is definitely a collection for anyone who likes reading about mother/daughter relationships and family dynamics. Jennifer Still does a masterful job at bringing out the deepest desires and feelings of her characters. The book flows Read more...
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