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Poetry

Flesh

By Sonia Di Placido

In the late 15th century, a Roman youth fell through a fissure on a hillside, only to land on the tile of a subterranean chamber. Unbeknownst to him, he had stumbled upon the baths of ... Read More »

October 11, 2018 | Filed under: Poetry

Port of Being

By Shazia Hafiz Ramji

In the late 15th century, a Roman youth fell through a fissure on a hillside, only to land on the tile of a subterranean chamber. Unbeknownst to him, he had stumbled upon the baths of ... Read More »

October 11, 2018 | Filed under: Poetry

A Generous Latitude

By Lenea Grace

Aidan Chafe’s Short Histories of Light is a largely autobiographical debut that looks at trauma, addiction, religion, migration, and myth. A key preoccupation of this book is the institutions that shape our lives – whether ... Read More »

April 23, 2018 | Filed under: Poetry

Sedley

By Chelsea Coupal

Aidan Chafe’s Short Histories of Light is a largely autobiographical debut that looks at trauma, addiction, religion, migration, and myth. A key preoccupation of this book is the institutions that shape our lives – whether ... Read More »

April 23, 2018 | Filed under: Poetry

Short Histories of Light

By Aidan Chafe

Aidan Chafe’s Short Histories of Light is a largely autobiographical debut that looks at trauma, addiction, religion, migration, and myth. A key preoccupation of this book is the institutions that shape our lives – whether ... Read More »

April 23, 2018 | Filed under: Poetry

Unstable Neighbourhood Rabbit

By Mikko Harvey

Unstable Neighbourhood Rabbit is Brooklyn-based Mikko Harvey’s first collection of poems, but his curriculum vitae is already impressive: pieces in many distinguished magazines, grants from the usual places, and residencies at smart locations including the ... Read More »

April 23, 2018 | Filed under: Poetry

★ Sit How You Want

By Robin Richardson

Unstable Neighbourhood Rabbit is Brooklyn-based Mikko Harvey’s first collection of poems, but his curriculum vitae is already impressive: pieces in many distinguished magazines, grants from the usual places, and residencies at smart locations including the ... Read More »

April 23, 2018 | Filed under: Poetry

A Calendar of Reckoning

By Dave Margoshes

Dave Margoshes’s sixth volume of poetry confirms him as a poet who translates life experiences into sensitive commentaries on the deep structures of humanity. In this instance, his focus is on family and death. Coupled ... Read More »

April 9, 2018 | Filed under: Poetry

★ East and West

By Laura Ritland

The conjunction in the title of Laura Ritland’s exceptional debut testifies to the poet’s comfort with amplitude. Ritland eschews the forced decision in “east or west” in favour of inclusion and breadth. Accordingly, the poems ... Read More »

April 5, 2018 | Filed under: Poetry