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Poetry

Between the Walls

By Paul Vermeersch

Paul Vermeersch paints poems with a palette of words so sincere that even his darkest moments avoid the usual clichés of the depressed poet. His latest collection, Between the Walls, views society as it is, ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Poetry

Bastardi Puri

By Walid Bitar

The poems in Walid Bitar’s third collection are, as the book’s paradoxical title suggests, pure bastards. The poetics of Bitar, a Lebanese-born Canadian, are characterized by typically postmodern concerns: fractured subjectivity; the malleability of language ... Read More »

March 11, 2005 | Filed under: Poetry

The Possible Past

By Aislinn Hunter

Poetry should be a clear expression of mixed feelings, as W.H. Auden said. Aislinn Hunter’s latest collection follows that theory. In The Possible Past, Hunter touches on complex and often contradictory ideas and emotions often ... Read More »

January 21, 2005 | Filed under: Poetry

The Sorrowing House

By Genevieve Lehr

In her debut collection of poetry, Genevieve Lehr shows a penchant for lyrical rhythm and beautiful imagery. Yet most of the poems are not innovative enough to warrant a second glance, despite their range of ... Read More »

November 22, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

With English Subtitles

By Carmine Starnino

The poems in Carmine Starnino’s third collection are bold and original, breathing fresh perspective into familiar subjects. Starnino crafts poems that not only push the form’s envelope but stuffs that envelope with imaginative ideas.Starnino’s language ... Read More »

November 1, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Spine

By K.I. Press

In the marketing materials that accompany Toronto poet K.I. Press’s second book of poetry, Spine, Gaspereau Press has included several “study questions” that reviewers may want to use to discuss this book. Though the questions ... Read More »

October 18, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

The Snowbird Poems

By Robert Kroetsch

Robert Kroetsch has deservedly earned a reputation as one of the leading writers of what, for lack of a better term, has been called Canadian postmodernism. Kroetsch’s self-reflexive narration is well in evidence in his ... Read More »

September 14, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

★ Night Street Repairs

By A.F. Moritz

In his 16th poetry collection, A.F. Moritz shows how master wordsmiths ply their trade. The poems in Night Street Repairs stand firm as pillars of accessible poetry rooted in the qualified skill of a veteran ... Read More »

September 14, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Little Horse

By Susan Downe

I must confess that I opened the pages of Susan Downe’s first book of poetry, Little Horse, with some trepidation. As I read the marketing material describing this first book of poetry written by a ... Read More »

July 19, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry