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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

A Blue with Blood in It

By Elizabeth Philips

A Blue with Blood in It, the latest collection of poetry from award-winning poet Elizabeth Philips, resonates with the rhythms and colours of a prairie landscape. Reminiscent of her fellow Saskatchewan poet Lorna Crozier, Philips ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Parable Beach

By Paddy McCallum

A recent series of television ads promoting B.C. tourism urged viewers to discover “Super. Natural.” Anyone wondering what the advertisers meant could do worse than turn to B.C. poet Paddy McCallum. The four sectionsof his ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Mean

By Ken Babstock

Born in Newfoundland and raised in the Ottawa Valley, Toronto resident Ken Babstock revisits these regions, and the more general region of human nature, in a debut collection of poems as highly accomplished technically as ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry