We have a guest blogger this week. Montreal poet Julie Bruck is the author of a superbly crafted, emotionally compelling collection of poems called The End of Travel (Brick Books, 1999). Here, she describes her efforts to recover some remembrance of the poet Elizabeth Bishop, who once lived in Read more...
Marcus McCann / Nati0nal / Tuesday, December 22, 2009 — Hymn. By John Barton – There are two competing forces at work in Hymn, John Barton’s ninth full-length collection of poetry. First, the narrator seems to have unclenched a little. Barton has always had an unflinching eye, Read more...
Poetry Review: Othering People’s Lives by J.A. Weingarten (Maple Tree Literary Supplement) - Chris Hutchinson’s new volume of poetry, Other People’s Lives, delivers exactly what its title promises: a cross section and intersection of life stories. Yet he seems equally concerned with Read more...
Sunday, November 08, 2009 – Bill Brownstein, Montreal Gazette - The worlds of poetry and pro hockey rarely intersect. But they did two years ago with the release of Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems (Brick Books) by Randall Maggs, and the result, as late Habs broadcaster Danny Gallivan Read more...
I’m not sure what the question is here: Who thinks to combine hockey and poetry, or how remarkable it is that the daring combination has proven so successful? But those questions shouldn’t take up too much press and overwhelm the fact Maggs, like any poet, chose a subject for his poems and Read more...
In the Ottawa Citizen Wayne Scanlan of the Canwest News Service writes “Legendary goalie Terry Sawchuk exemplified tragic greatness” on the occasion of Martin Brodeur’s tying Sawchuk’s shutout record of 103 goals, a record that Sawchuk held for 46 years. “The Famous Crouch” from Read more...
In The Copper & Blue, the Edmonton Oilers blog, Bruce McCurdy writes “Sawchuk” about Terry Sawchuk’s career as one of the most famous goalies in NHL hockey. An excerpt of “Next Time” from Night Work; The Sawchuk Poems by Randall Maggs leads the article. For the full story, see Read more...
In the Halifax Chronicle-Herald Stephen Clare writes “Christmas readers get a sporting chance” with his list of the best sports book of the year including Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems by Randall Maggs. “An unlikely a pairing as you will ever see, Newfoundland scribe Randall Maggs Read more...
Slap Shot – News from the World of Hockey – New York Times Blog – The Morning Skate: King of Shutouts, King of Pain By Stu Hackel Martin Brodeur now stands alongside Terry Sawchuk for the most shutouts by a goaltender in N.H.L. history. Brodeur’s 17 stops last night in the Read more...
Congratulations to Martin Brodeur for tying Terry Sawchuk’s shutout record tonight!! Brodeur tied Sawchuk’s NHL record with his 103rd shutout, leading the New Jersey Devils to a 3-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. Terry Sawchuk played from 1949 to 1970. You can Read more...
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