orient by Gillian Wigmore

orient is the third collection from one of Western Canada’s most accomplished poets. Composed mainly of three long poems — an extended meditation on the connection between man and fish, the lament of a big-souled cowboy poet looking up from rock bottom, and a historical envisioning of an intimate relationship between a pioneer and a powerful crone — orient leaps, sings, burrows down, and orients the reader within its rich ecosystem. The appeal of these poems lies partly in their blend of humility (the open-minded approach), in their force (the taut style, the original vision) and in an astonishing boldness. Wigmore is a ‘poet of place’ in the best sense: “about the big picture.”

Press Coverage:

Fishing, Small-town Drunks and other poems: Gillian Wigmore’s Orient — Arc Poetry Magazine