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Heliotropia

By Manahil Bandukwala

Manahil Bandukwala’s second collection of poems, Heliotropia, shares its name with a unisex perfume by Swedish luxury brand Byredo. Like the scent’s floral note of jasmine, a flower that opens at night, the works in ... Read More »

December 11, 2024 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

Votive

By Annick MacAskill

Annick MacAskill’s Votive, the anticipated follow-up to her 2022 Governor General’s Award–winning collection Shadow Blight, combines themes of intimacy, privacy, eros, and queerness, while the transgressive and the religious infuse this collection. Of course, votive ... Read More »

November 27, 2024 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

Coup de Grâce

By Sofia Ajram

“The atmosphere is smoky grey. Dark. Penumbra almost-dusk, but stripped of any colour,” writes Sofia Ajram in an early description of an endless, eldritch subway station. “Seemingly small, it unravels into a boundless labyrinth with ... Read More »

November 13, 2024 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

Subterrane

By Valérie Bah

Representation in the arts isn’t simply a matter of augmenting narratives that have been neglected. Within any identity category, there are bound to be fractures – nuances and contradictions that defy easy categorization. Must efforts ... Read More »

October 30, 2024 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews