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Poetry

I Knew Two Métis Women

By Gregory Scofield

Never mind Canada’s French-English “founding nation” idea: Métis people are the founding nation. Created out of mixed cultures – French or Scottish fur traders married to Cree women – and combining precolonial and colonial history, ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Against Paradise

By Shawna Lamay

With the publication of her second book of poetry, Against Paradise, Edmonton poet Shawna Lamay positions herself within that long literary tradition of English-speaking writers inspired by Venice. The book crosses many genres, blending poetry, ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Halfway to the East

By Marusya Bociurkiw

Throughout her first collection of poems, Halfway to the East, Marusya Bociurkiw, a Vancouver-based media artist, displays the gifts of a first-rate social observer.Bociurkiw is mainly concerned with two subjects, the immigrant and the gay ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

The Colours of the Forest

By Tom Wayman

For years, British Columbia poet Tom Wayman has had a reputation for writing accessible, witty poetry about the everyday themes of work, home, and family. Wayman’s latest effort, The Colours of the Forest, bills itself ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

A Frame of the Book

By Erin Mouré

In recent years, Erin Mouré’s poetry has had the reputation of being a kind of playground for grad-school students. As the title suggests, her eighth book of poetry, A Frame of the Book, is heavily ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Raucous

By W.H. New

W.H. New, who holds the Brenda and David McLean Chair in Canadian Studies at the University of British Columbia, has written more than 30 books including Science Lessons, his first book of poems, which was ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Anthem

By Helen Humphreys

Novelist and poet Helen Humphreys’ fourth collection of poetry is an eloquently written, passionate book about language, desire, love, and indecision.In “For Jackie, Who Will Never Read This,” Humphreys details the importance of speech outside ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry