The apparently wry, engaging surface of these poems is undercut by an incisive look at human habits and foibles. Articulate, quiet humour is belied by something ineffable and much darker. This tension carries throughout the book informing the casual, bantering speech of the poetry itself. Continue reading
This exciting collection of contemporary Canadian poetry includes work by Don Coles, Rhea Tregebov, Ann Diamond, Marie-Claire Blais, Peter Dale Scott, David Solway, Jan Conn, Robert Allen, Doug Beardsley, Arthur Clark, William Furey, Michel Garneau, Susan Glickman, Gerald Godin, Carla Hartsfield, Elisabeth Harvor, Charlotte Hussey, Ross Leckie, Laura Lush, Errol McDonald, Muhammad al-Maghut, Robert Melancon, John Reibetanz, Richard Sanger, Stephen Scobie, Ricardo Sternberg and George Ellenbogen. Continue reading