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Poetry

Into the Early Hours

By Aislinn Hunter

Given the critical recognition awarded her first book of stories published earlier this year, it comes as no surprise that B.C. writer Aislinn Hunter is an accomplished storyteller. Crossing genres with her second book, Hunter ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Poetry

Days into Flatspin

By Ken Babstock

With his second collection of poetry, Days into Flatspin, Toronto poet Ken Babstock proves himself to be one of the “lords of the little gestures” that he cites in the book’s epigraph. His poems are ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Poetry

Light-crossing

By Michael Redhill

Given the busy year he’s had – publishing his first novel, producing a play, editing Brick magazine through an impressive reformatting, and fathering his second son – one might forgive Michael Redhill for being off ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Poetry

Secrets of Weather and Hope

By Sue Sinclair

Secrets of Weather and Hope, the first collection of poems by Sue Sinclair, is a mature, cohesive text filled with light, water, clouds, and bone. Its insistent probing into commonplace phenomenon reads more like an ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Poetry

Wanting the Day

By Brian Bartlett

Wanting the Day, the seventh collection of poetry from East Coast poet, lecturer, and essayist Brian Bartlett, gleans some of the best poems from Bartlett’s six earlier collections to create an intense volume of selected ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Poetry