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Poetry

Marrying the Sea

By Janice Kulyk Keefer

In this impressive collection of new poems, Janice Kulyk Keefer explores the fragility and power of human relationships. Her intelligence is evident in finely crafted lyrics that celebrate a daughter’s deep affection for her parents; ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

She

By Claire Harris

Who is “She”? The enigmatic title of Claire Harris’s seventh book of poetry refers to a Trinidadian immigrant living in Calgary named Penelope-Marie Lancet. We learn of her tragic life in a series of erratic ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Another Gravity

By Don McKay

Another Gravity, B.C. poet Don McKay’s ninth book, weaves together three dozen poems by a writer who has surely thought a great deal about Shakespeare’s famous lines concerning lunatics, lovers, and poets who give “a ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Escaped Domestics

By Robin McGrath

Robin McGrath’s first collection of poetry represents her eclectic interests and unique journey through life. A native of Newfoundland, McGrath lived for 15 years in London, Ontario, where she raised three children and completed a ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Change Room

By Mark Cochrane

The acknowledgements in Mark Cochrane’s new book contain the news that “Change Room is a work of fiction.” It’s an uncluttered statement but it has a caveat crackle, as if the reader is being cautioned ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry