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Poetry

★ Complicity

By Adam Sol

To read poetry is to be implicated in the scandal of its creation. The poet writes lines, directs the movement, but it’s the reader’s imagination that resolves the poem. This is readily apparent in these ... Read More »

March 13, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

Wood

By Jennica Harper

One of the most difficult relationships to describe is the connection between an audience (whether they be readers, listeners, or viewers) and fictional characters. It’s one thing when a deeply obsessed brony announces he believes ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

★ Bite Down Little Whisper

By Don Domanski

Bite Down Little Whisper is a lush and resonant collection about the spirit and science of the natural world. It encompasses Taoism, Greek mythology, Egyptology, and the Celts, all seasoned with a sensibility steeped in ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

A Pretty Sight

By David O’Meara

David O’Meara’s A Pretty Sight ranges widely across poetic form and historical reference. Though there are some extended sequences – the longest of which is the rhapsodic travel poem “Circa Now” – the collection mainly ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Poetry

★ Multitudes

By Margaret Christakos

The title of Margaret Christakos’s latest volume of poetry is polyvalent on a number of levels: it speaks to the eclecticism of the book’s poetics; it alludes to Whitman; it references the work of philosophers ... Read More »

November 11, 2013 | Filed under: Poetry

Whirr & Click

By Micheline Maylor

The title of Calgary resident Micheline Maylor’s new collection is a nod to the visual: the words and accompanying cover image suggest a camera lens. And poems such as “Ammonite” and “Borderlands” speak of the ... Read More »

August 16, 2013 | Filed under: Poetry

Hard Ass

By Sharon McCartney

New Brunswick poet Sharon McCartney’s fifth collection uses weightlifting as its central metaphor to explore both interiority and relationships. McCartney’s poetic voice is direct, confessional, and, at times, philosophical, examining the nuances of family dynamics, ... Read More »

August 16, 2013 | Filed under: Poetry