Quill and Quire

Poetry

By Laisha Rosnau

There is a serious problem with how we write obituaries for great women. When rocket scientist Yvonne Brill passed away in 2013, The New York Times praised her beef stroganoff, child-rearing abilities, and spousal loyalty ... Read More »

August 27, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

By Patricia Young

Patricia Young, author of 12 previous books of poetry, has embarked on a peculiar mission in her latest volume: getting inside the psyches of animals with deviant (by human standards) sexual practices. Summertime Swamp Love ... Read More »

June 26, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

By Aisha Sasha John

To be a corporeal creature is an incredibly lonely thing. Every bit of muscle and bone represents a distance that keeps us from each other, every aspect of our physical form is a kind of ... Read More »

June 25, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

By Joanna Lilley

U.K.-born, Yukon-based poet Joanna Lilley’s debut collection uses a wintry landscape as the backdrop for heated questions about love and life on Earth. More accurately, Lilley’s collection details our fraught relationships with Mother Nature – ... Read More »

June 25, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

By Rob Winger

Old Hat is Rob Winger’s third collection of poems, following his acclaimed first book, Muybridge’s Horse (2007), and his second, a collection of ghazals entitled The Chimney Stone (2010). Winger’s new book is his first ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

By Catherine Owen

Catherine Owen’s new poetry collection is a record of grief chronicling the author’s experience of bereavement following the death of her spouse. In the vein of Carol Ann Duffy’s Raptures, Designated Mourner tenderly surrenders Owen’s ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

By Jason Guriel

Poet and critic Jason Guriel solidifies his place in CanLit with substantial contributions to both fields. Guriel is no stranger to the lofty pages of Poetry Foundation, the website of the Chicago magazine Poetry, and ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry