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...
Stumbling upon a reading: “Up the Ottawa Without Despair” – December 21st, 2009 by Maxim Cossette It’s Thursday, December 17th and I find myself at the Raw Sugar Cafe, it’s on Somerset, half a block West of Bronson. Mary Clayton’s soul infused version of Read more...
Stumbling upon a reading: “Up the Ottawa Without Despair” December 21st, 2009 by Maxim Cossette It’s Thursday, December 17th and I find myself at the Raw Sugar Cafe, it’s on Somerset, half a block West of Bronson. Mary Clayton’s soul infused version of “Southern Man” pumps through Read more...
Monday Magazine, November 12 – 18, 2009 – Review by E.G. Anderson – Wisdom and passion run throughout John Barton’s new book of poetry, as he grapples with predestination, human connection and the inescapability of the self. As he revisits his past, Barton spans his childhood 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 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...
Ten Questions with John Barton - Open Book talks to John Barton about reading, writing and his ninth collection of poems, Hymn (Brick Books). He will be reading at the Art Bar Poetry Series at Clinton’s on Tuesday, October 13. See Open Book’s events page for details. Open Book: Read more...
The Kobzar Literary Award is a biennial $25,000 award recognizing outstanding contributions to Canadian literary arts through presentation of a Ukrainian Canadian theme with literary merit. Other shortlisted titles: God of Missed Connections by Elizabeth Bachinsky (Nightwood Edition); Read more...
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