Latest Reviews & Essays
A Defiant Discordance of Detritus:
Phil Hall's Niagara & Government
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In the past ten years (post-Kildeer, pre-Covid), I’ve been lucky to have more than a few chances to hear Phil Hall read in the bars, cafes, lecture halls and ballrooms of the Ottawa and Gatineau valleys. His poetry—his voice—is a marvel. He would put it differently. In Niagara & Government, Hall’s 17th collection, it’s “a discordance / that cherishes & defies.” It’s also a “miserable rant voice,” “honesty’s long squeak,” “unboiled calligraphy,” an “unlikely tongue / I am not ashamed of anymore.” With it, he is “curating strident toward a fable / of leaky worth.”
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“Our Telling Teaching Us This”:
Sarah Ens' The World is Mostly Sky
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In her debut collection, Sarah Ens pulls the reader into a very contemporary world grounded in the natural but wonderfully tuned to the metaphysical. The book’s first section evokes a prairie girlhood of fields and silos, and games that signal dawning awareness of both intimacy and mortality: “we tore mittens thundering / up icy bark” (“Always Trees with the Almighty”). Through the eyes of Ens’ speaker, abuses come to light, and we begin to feel the pressures young women face: “desperately wanting to dig it even deeper” (“Straddled”).
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To Tell One’s Name: A New Take on
Greg Santos' Ghost Face
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Greg Santos’s third volume of poetry, Ghost Face, marks a unique entry in Canadian literature. He is one of few contemporary writers in the country whose breviloquent words paint a big picture.
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2022
2022 Reviews
2021
2021 Reviews
A. F. Moritz — As Far as You Know Reviewed by Mark Frutkin Adèle Barclay — Renaissance Normcore Reviewed by Carl Watts Armand Garnet Ruffo — Treaty # Reviewed by Amelia Eqbal Ayaz Pirani — Kabir’s Jacket has a Thousand Pockets Reviewed by Rabea Murtaza Brandon Wint — Divine Animal Reviewed by Kate Rogers Cicely Belle Blain — Burning Sugar Reviewed by Adebe DeRango-Adem Conor McDonnell — Recovery Community Reviewed by Josh Stewart Danielle Janess — The Milk of Amnesia Reviewed by Frances Boyle David Ly — Mythical Man Reviewed by Jake Byrne Deborah-Anne Tunney — A Different Wolf Reviewed by James Moran Diana Hayes — Gold in the Shadow: Twenty-Two Ghazals and a Cento for Phyllis Webb Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford Dominik Parisien — Side Effects May Include Strangers Reviewed by Khashayar Mohammadi Doris Fiszer — Locked in Different Alphabets Reviewed by Liam Burke Douglas Burnet Smith — Burden Reviewed by Keith Garebian Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch — knot body Reviewed by Asher Faerstein Emily Skov-Nielsen — The Knowing Animals Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford Erín Moure — The Elem:ents (Nam:loz) Reviewed by Jay Miller Fred Wah — Music at the Heart of Thinking Reviewed by Geoffrey Nilson Helen Posno — Water from the Well Reviewed by Amanda Hale Jessi MacEachern — A Number of Stunning Attacks Reviewed by Sarah Pinder John Emil Vincent — Ganymede's Dog Reviewed by Eimear Laffan John Wall Barger — The Mean Game Reviewed by Jay Miller Joseph A. Dandurand — SH:LAM (The Doctor) Reviewed by Kim Trainor Jude Neale — The River Answers Reviewed by Bonnie Nish Kama La Mackerel — ZOM-FAM Reviewed by Hazel Jane Plante Kate Sutherland — The Bones are There Reviewed by Conyer Clayton
Lauren Turner — The Only Card in a Deck of Knives Reviewed by Tanis MacDonald Liam Burke and Natalie Hanna — machine dreams Reviewed by Olive Andrews Lily Wang — Saturn Peach Reviewed by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch Lindsay B-e — The Cyborg Anthology Reviewed by Eliot Gilbert Lorna Crozier, Peter Coffman and Diane Laundy — The House the Spirit Builds Reviewed by Keith Garebian Louise B. Halfe - Sky Dancer — awâsis - kinky and dishevelled Reviewed by Amanda Jeysing Marc Di Saverio — Crito Di Volta Reviewed by Josie Di Sciascio-Andrews Marie-Andreé Gill tr. by Kristen Renee Miller — Spawn Reviewed by K.B. Thors Mike Chaulk — Night Lunch Reviewed by James K. Moran Nancy Lee — What Hurts Going Down Reviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa Nikki Reimer — My Heart is a Rose Manhattan Reviewed by Amelia Eqbal Pearl Pirie — footlights Reviewed by Rachel Fernandes Peter Jickling — Downtown Flirt Reviewed by Jordan Prato Rob Taylor — The Green Waves Reviewed by Jay Miller Sarah Dowling — Entering Sappho Reviewed by Margaryta Golovchenko Sarah de Leeuw — Outside, America Reviewed by Kim Trainor Shannon Webb-Campbell — I Am a Body of Land Reviewed by Kathy Mac Shaun Robinson — If You Discover a Fire Reviewed by Michael Edwards Steven Heighton — Selected Poems 1983–2020 Reviewed by Keith Garebian Susan J. Atkinson — The Marta Poems Reviewed by Patricia Keeney Teva Harrison — Not One of These Poems Is About You Reviewed by Paisley Conrad Therese Estacion — Phantompains Reviewed by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch jaye simpson — it was never going to be okay Reviewed by Tanis Franco stephanie roberts — rushes from the river of disappointment Reviewed by Ruth Daniell On the Poetics of Feelings Fierce Inventory
2021 Essays & Features
2020
2020 Reviews
Adele Wiseman — The Dowager Empress Reviewed by Amelia Eqbal Allan Briesmaster — The Long Bond: Selected and New Poems Reviewed by Patricia Keeney Ben Ladouceur — Mad Long Emotion Reviewed by Eimear Laffan Brian Henderson — Unidentified Poetic Object Reviewed by Kim Trainor Cassandra Blanchard — Fresh Pack of Smokes Reviewed by Lisa Pike Cassidy McFadzean — Drolleries Reviewed by Manahil Bandukwala Catherine Hunter — St. Boniface Elegies Reviewed by Tanis MacDonald Chris Banks — Midlife Action Figure Reviewed by Nathaniel G. Moore Domenica Martinello — All Day I Dream About Sirens Reviewed by K.I. Press Elana Wolff — Swoon Reviewed by Annick MacAskill Jacqueline Turner — Flourish Reviewed by Nathaniel G. Moore Jenna Butler — Magnetic North Reviewed by K.B. Thors John Pass — This Was the River Reviewed by Jean Van Loon K.B. Thors — Vulgar Mechanics Reviewed by Aidan Chafe Kaie Kellough — Magnetic Equator Reviewed by Mark Grenon Karen Houle — The Grand River Watershed: A Folk Ecology Reviewed by Jeremy Luke Hill Kayla Czaga — Dunk Tank Reviewed by Jan Conn Keith Garebian — Against Forgetting Reviewed by David Bateman Ken Victor — We Were Like Everyone Else Reviewed by Luke J Frenette Kim Trainor — Ledi Reviewed by Jan Conn Klara du Plessis — Unfurl Reviewed by Margaryta Golovchenko Kyeren Regehr — Cult Life Reviewed by James K. Moran
Laura Matwichuk — Near Miss Reviewed by Marilyn Irwin Lauren Carter — Following Sea Reviewed by Jessica Rose Lucas Crawford — The High Line Scavenger Hunt Reviewed by Sanchari Sur M. Travis Lane — A Tent, A Lantern, An Empty Bowl Reviewed by Kim Fahner Marilyn Gear Pilling — The Gods of East Wawanosh Reviewed by Jan Conn Matthew Tierney — Midday at the Super-Kamiokande Reviewed by Kim Trainor Mercedes Eng — my yt mama Reviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa Michael Redhill — Twitch Force Reviewed by Patricia Keeney Miller Adams — Folding Laundry on Judgement Day Reviewed by Frances Boyle Nasser Hussain — SKY WRI TEI NGS Reviewed by Margaret Christakos Noor Naga — Washes, Prays Reviewed by Khashayar Mohammadi Penn Kemp — River Revery Reviewed by Katerina Vaughn Fretwell Randy Lundy — Field Notes for the Self Reviewed by Susan Gillis Richard Sanger — Dark Woods Reviewed by Luke J Frenette Sachiko Murakami — Render Reviewed by Khashayar Mohammadi Shane Neilson — New Brunswick Reviewed by Keith Garebian Sonnet L'Abbé — Sonnet's Shakespeare Reviewed by Kim Trainor Tammy Armstrong — Year of the Metal Rabbit Reviewed by Margaryta Golovchenko Titilope Sonuga — This Is How We Disappear Reviewed by Jordan Prato Tom Prime and Gary Barwin — A Cemetery for Holes Reviewed by Khashayar Mohammadi ed. Amber Dawn and Justin Ducharme — Hustling Verse: An Anthology of Sex Workers’ Poetry Reviewed by AJ Dolman rob mclennan — A halt, which is empty Reviewed by Kim Fahner
2019
2019 Reviews
Aaron Giovannone — The Nonnets Reviewed by John Lent Alice Major — Welcome to the Anthropocene Reviewed by Anouk Henri Amanda Jernigan — Years, Months, and Days Reviewed by Jean Van Loon Cameron Anstee — Book of Annotations Reviewed by Marilyn Irwin David Zieroth — the bridge from day to night Reviewed by Al Rempel Dina Del Bucchia — It’s a Big Deal! Reviewed by Emily Stewart Emma Healey — Stereoblind Reviewed by AJ Dolman Erin Robinsong — Rag Cosmology Reviewed by Anouk Henri Ewan Whyte — Entertainment Reviewed by David Swartz Heather Cadsby — Standing in the Flock of Connections Reviewed by Kate Rogers Jim Johnstone — The Chemical Life Reviewed by David Stymeist Katherena Vermette — river woman Reviewed by Lori Fox
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha — Tonguebreaker Reviewed by Sanchari Sur Mark L. Winston and Renée Sarojini Saklikar — Listening to the Bees Reviewed by Sanchari Sur Michael Kenyon — Lamb Reviewed by John Lent Nicola Vulpe — Insult to the Brain Reviewed by Emily Stewart Paul Vermeersch — Self Defence for the Brave and Happy Reviewed by Brent Raycroft Rob Taylor — What the Poets Are Doing: Canadian Poets in Conversation Reviewed by Deanna Radford Robin Richardson — Sit How You Want Reviewed by Katherine Leyton Russell Thornton — The Broken Face Reviewed by John Lent Souvankham Thammavongsa — Cluster Reviewed by Allison Lasorda Tess Liem — Obits. Reviewed by Manahil Bandukwala ed. Howard White and Emma Skagen — Beyond Forgetting: Celebrating 100 Years of Al Purdy Reviewed by Lori Fox ed. Jim Johnstone — The Next Wave: An Anthology of 21st Century Canadian Poetry Reviewed by rob mclennan
2018
2018 Reviews
Allison LaSorda — Stray Reviewed by Emily Davidson Baziju — Box Kite Reviewed by Emily Stewart Evelyn Lau — Tumour Reviewed by AJ Dolman Ian Williams — The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2018 Reviewed by AJ Dolman Jan Conn — Tomorrow’s Bright White Light Reviewed by Lise Gaston Jay Ritchie — Cheer Up, Jay Ritchie Reviewed by Jessica MacEachern Karen Enns — Cloud Physics Reviewed by Jan Conn Kevin Spenst — Ignite Reviewed by Shane Neilson Laisha Rosnau — Our Familiar Hunger Reviewed by John Lent Mark Sampson — Weathervane Reviewed by Peter Richardson
Michael Fraser — To Greet Yourself Arriving Reviewed by Lori Fox Phillip Crymble — Not Even Laughter Reviewed by Rhonda Batchelor Phoebe Wang — Admission Requirements Reviewed by Soraya Peerbaye Rosanna, Ariel Gordon, and Tanis MacDonald — GUSH: Menstrual Manifestos for Our Times Reviewed by Emily Stewart Spencer Butt — Slouching the Dream Reviewed by Kevin Matthews Susan Telfer — Ghost Town Reviewed by Al Rempel Poetry is a Social Art for New Gatekeepers Reviewed by A. Light Zachary Feeding Iris Strawberries Hierarchies, The Northern Harrier Hawk
2018 Essays & Features
2017
2017 Reviews
Adèle Barclay — If I Were in a Cage I’d Reach Out for You Reviewed by Ian LeTourneau Aisha Sasha John — I have to live Reviewed by Sarah Burgoyne Alexandra Oliver — Let the Empire Down Reviewed by Susan Gillis Alice Burdick — Book of Short Sentences Reviewed by andrea bennett André Narbonne — You Were Here Reviewed by Luke J Frenette Andy McGuire — Country Club Reviewed by Lori Garrison Andy Weaver — this Reviewed by Chris Jennings Christian Bök — The Xenotext Book 1 Reviewed by Brent Raycroft Clint Burnham — Pound @ Guantánamo Reviewed by rob mclennan Gary Geddes — The Resumption of Play Reviewed by Patricia Keeney George Elliott Clarke — Gold Reviewed by Roy Wang Janet Rogers — Totem Poles and Railroads Reviewed by Mallory Whiteduck Joe Rosenblatt — The Bird in the Stillness: Forest Devotionals Reviewed by David Swartz Jόnína Kirton — An Honest Woman Reviewed by Selina Boan K. I. Press — Exquisite Monsters Reviewed by James K. Moran Kate Sutherland — How to Draw a Rhinoceros Reviewed by Emily Davidson Kevin Connolly — Xiphoid Process Reviewed by Carl Watts Kim Fu — How Festive the Ambulance Reviewed by AJ Dolman Leanne Betasamosake Simpson — This Accident of Being Lost Reviewed by Katheryn Wabegijig Lee Maracle — Talking to the Diaspora Reviewed by Kim Trainor
Lori Cayer — Dopamine Blunder Reviewed by Al Rempel Margo Wheaton — The Unlit Path Behind the House Reviewed by Al Rempel Mark Frutkin — Hermit Thrush Reviewed by Kevin Matthews Michael Crummey — Little Dogs: New and Selected Reviewed by Peter Richardson Nick Thran — Mayor Snow Reviewed by Cora Siré Nicole Brossard — Ardour Reviewed by Sarah Burgoyne Rachel Rose — Marry & Burn Reviewed by Brenda Leifso Robert Bringhurst — Palatino: The Natural History of a Typeface Reviewed by Sarah Feldman Samuel Andreyev — The Relativistic Empire Reviewed by Christopher Doda Sandra Ridley — Silvija Reviewed by JM Francheteau Shane Neilson — Dysphoria Reviewed by Conor Mc Donnell Steven Heighton — The Waking Comes Late Reviewed by Chris Doda Sue MacLeod — Mood Swing, with Pear Reviewed by Al Rempel Suzanne Buffam — A Pillow Book Reviewed by Jennifer Delisle Terry Ann Carter — On the Road to Naropa - My Love Affair with Jack Kerouac: A Haibun Memoir Reviewed by Marilyn Irwin Vincent Colistro — Late Victorians Reviewed by Emily Davidson a.m. kozak (ed.) — 30 Under 30 Reviewed by Jacob McArthur Mooney Books Received in 2016 Andre Fenton’s “Ode to Teen Angst” reviewed by Rebecca Thomas
2017 Essays & Features
2016
2016 Reviews
Jesse Patrick Ferguson — Mr. Sapiens Reviewed by Kim Trainor Ali Blythe — Ali Blythe. Twoism. , 2015. Reviewed by Jason Christie Alice Major — Standard candles Reviewed by Kimmy Beach Amanda Jernigan and Evan Jones (eds.) — Earth and Heaven: An Anthology of Myth Poetry Reviewed by Chris Doda Basma Kavanagh — Niche Reviewed by D.S. Stymeist Bruce Meyer — The Arrow of Time Reviewed by Anouk H. Henri Carolyn Smart — Careen Reviewed by Lise Gaston Damian Rogers — Dear Leader Reviewed by Brecken Hancock
Daniel Renton — Milk Teeth Reviewed by Michael Prior David W. McFadden — Abnormal Brain Sonnets Reviewed by Roy Wang Elena Johnson — Field Notes for the Alpine Tundra Reviewed by Zachariah Wells Elise Partridge — The Exiles’ Gallery Reviewed by Phoebe Wang Emily Pohl-Weary — Ghost Sick Reviewed by rob mclennan Erín Moure — Кaпycтa / Kapusta Reviewed by Sarah Burgoyne Eva H.D. — Rotten Perfect Mouth Reviewed by AJ Dolman Ian Burgham — Midnight Reviewed by Peter Richardson Jake Kennedy — Merz Structure No. 2 Burnt by Children at Play Reviewed by Nina Jane Drystek Jeanette Lynes — Bedlam Cowslip Reviewed by Cora Siré Jeff Steudel — Foreign Park Reviewed by Lori Garrison John Terpstra — This Orchard Sound Reviewed by Sean Howard John Wall Barger — The Book of Festus Reviewed by E. Martin Nolan
Joshua Trotter — Mission Creep Reviewed by Sean Howard Karen Solie — The Road In Is Not The Same Road Out Reviewed by Lise Gaston Kim Trainor — Karyotype Reviewed by Barbara Myers Lorna Crozier — The Wrong Cat Reviewed by Marilyn Irwin Melissa Bull — Rue Reviewed by Cora Siré Monica Kidd — The Year of Our Beautiful Exile Reviewed by Emily Davidson Méira Cook — Monologue Dogs Reviewed by Dean Steadman Nilofar Shidmehr — Between Lives Reviewed by Jean Van Loon Peter Norman — The Gun That Starts the Race Reviewed by Alexandra Oliver
Raoul Fernandes — Transmitter and Receiver Reviewed by Phoebe Wang Roxanna Bennett — The Uncertainty Principle Reviewed by Brecken Hancock Shane Book — Congotronic Reviewed by Nyla Matuk Sheryda Warrener — Floating is Everything Reviewed by Al Rempel Soraya Peerbaye — Tell (poems for a girlhood) Reviewed by Roy Wang Steven Artelle — Metropantheon Reviewed by Cora Siré Sue Goyette — The Brief Reincarnation of a Girl Reviewed by Kim Trainor Ulrikka S. Gernes — Frayed Opus for Strings & Wind Instruments Reviewed by Michael Greenstein Zachariah Wells — Sum Reviewed by Alison Goodwin nancy viva davis halifax — hook Reviewed by Abby Paige Lyric Catastrophe: How to Write Poetry at the End of the World Reviewed by Daniel Scott Tysdal
2016 Essays & Features
2015
2015 Reviews
A. F. Moritz — Sequence Reviewed by Alison Goodwin Andrea MacPherson — Ellipses Reviewed by Carole Mertz Austin Clarke — In Your Crib Reviewed by David Swartz Brian Bartlett — Ringing Here and There Reviewed by Barbara Myers C.R. Avery — Some Birds Walk For The Hell Of It Reviewed by Lori Garrison Cassidy McFadzean — Hacker Packer Reviewed by Robin Richardson Catherine Graham — Her Red Hair Rises with the Wings of Insects Reviewed by Anouk H. Henri Claire Caldwell — Invasive Species Reviewed by Lori Garrison David Zieroth — Albrecht Dürer and Me Reviewed by Cora Siré Deanna Young — House Dreams Reviewed by Al Rempel Dennis Cooley — abecedarium Reviewed by AJ Dolman Don Coles — A Serious Call Reviewed by Michael Greenstein Elizabeth Greene — Understories Reviewed by Tiffany Moniz Ella Zeltserman — small things left behind Reviewed by Barbara Myers Erina Harris — The Stag Head Spoke Reviewed by Al Rempel Garth Martens — Prologue to the Age of Consequence Reviewed by Zachariah Wells George Elliott Clarke — Traverse Reviewed by Roy Wang Gillian Wigmore — Orient Reviewed by Marilyn Irwin Jalal Barzanji — Trying Against to Stop Time Reviewed by Kimmy Beach Jamie Sharpe — Cut-Up Apologetic Reviewed by rob mclennan Jan Zwicky — Vittoria Colonna: Selections from the Rime Spirituali, English Texts Reviewed by rob mclennan Jane Munro — Blue Sonoma Reviewed by Marilyn Irwin Jeff Latosik — Safely Home Pacific Western Reviewed by Allison LaSorda Karen Enns — Ordinary Hours Reviewed by Michael Greenstein
Kayla Czaga — For Your Safety Please Hold On Reviewed by Phoebe Wang Ken Babstock — On Malice Reviewed by David Swartz Kerry-Lee Powell — Inheritance Reviewed by Phoebe Wang Len Gasparini — Mirror Image Reviewed by Patricia Keeney Liz Howard — Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent Reviewed by E Martin Nolan Matthew Zapruder — Sun Bear Reviewed by Christopher Doda Naomi Guttman — The Banquet of Donny & Ari Reviewed by Peter Richardson Patrick Friesen — A Short History of Crazy Bone Reviewed by Harold Rhenisch Patrick Lane — Washita Reviewed by Anouk H. Henri Priscila Uppal — Sabotage Reviewed by Jennifer Delisle Rachel Zolf — Janey’s Arcadia Reviewed by Shane Rhodes Rita Bouvier — nakamowin’sa for the seasons Reviewed by Marilyn Dumont Roland Prevost — Singular Plurals Reviewed by Nina Jane Drystek Ryan Fitzpatrick and Jonathan Ball, ed. — Why Poetry Sucks: An Anthology of Humorous Experimental Canadian Poetry Reviewed by rob mclennan Sarah Lang — For Tamara Reviewed by Emily McGiffin Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang — Status Update Reviewed by James K. Moran Shoshanna Wingate — Radio Weather Reviewed by Emily Davidson Sina Queyras — MxT Reviewed by Stephen Brockwell Stephen Brockwell — Complete Surprising Fragments of Improbable Books Reviewed by Jesse Patrick Ferguson Stephen Collis and Jordan Scott — Decomp Reviewed by rob mclennan Susan Paddon — Two Tragedies in 429 Breaths Reviewed by Brenda Leifso Tom Wayman — Winter's Skin Reviewed by Heather Spears Wanda Praamsma — a thin line between Reviewed by Jean Van Loon
2015 Essays & Features
2014
2014 Reviews
Adrienne Weiss — There Are No Solid Gold Dancers Anymore Reviewed by Kimmy Beach Al Rempel — This Isn’t the Apocalypse We Hoped For Reviewed by Harold Rhenisch Allan Cooper and Harry Thurston — The Deer Yard Reviewed by Phoebe Wang Amanda Jernigan — All the Daylight Hours Reviewed by Jenny Haysom Ann Shin — The Family China Reviewed by Phoebe Wang Anne Michaels — Correspondences Reviewed by Emily McGiffin Anne-Marie Turza — The Quiet Reviewed by Jean Van Loon Barry Dempster — Invisible Dogs Reviewed by JM Francheteau Carmelita McGrath — Escape Velocity Reviewed by Zachariah Wells Daniel Karasik — hungry Reviewed by Emily Davidson Daniela Elza — milk tooth bane bone Reviewed by Al Rempel David Helwig and Michael Ondaatje (Editors) — The Essential Tom Marshall Reviewed by Andrew Johnson David O’Meara — A pretty sight Reviewed by Zachariah Wells Don Domanski — Bite Down Little Whisper Reviewed by Patricia Keeney E. D. Blodgett — as if Reviewed by Harold Rhenisch Elizabeth Bachinsky — The Hottest Summer in Recorded History Reviewed by Jennifer Delisle Fionncara MacEoin — Not the First Thing I’ve Missed. Reviewed by Emily Davidson Jay MillAr — Timely Irreverence Reviewed by rob mclennan Jeffery Donaldson — Slack Action Reviewed by Jim Johnstone Joanna Lilley — The Fleece Era Reviewed by Al Rempel Joanne Arnott — A Night for the Lady Reviewed by Andrew Vaisius John Barton — For the Boy with the Eyes of the Virgin Reviewed by The Changed Meaning of Love: JonArno Lawson — Enjoy it While it Hurts Reviewed by Marilyn Irwin Jordan Abel — the place of scraps Reviewed by Margaret Christakos
Jude Neale — A Quiet Coming of Light Reviewed by Norma Dunning Juleta Severson-Baker — Incarnate Reviewed by Harold Rhenisch Kanina Dawson — Masham Means Evening Reviewed by Christopher Doda Katerina Fretwell — Class Acts Reviewed by Heather Spears Laurie D. Graham — Rove Reviewed by Danielle Janess Leanne Simpson — Islands of Decolonial Love: Stories and Songs. Reviewed by Marilyn Dumont Lola Lemire Tostevin — Singed Wings Reviewed by rob mclennan Maleea Acker — Air-Proof Green Reviewed by Al Rempel Marc Di Saverio — Sanatorium Songs Reviewed by Darren Bifford Niki Koulouris — The Sea with no one in it Reviewed by E Martin Nolan Pamela Porter — Late Moon Reviewed by Barbara Myers Peter Richardson — Bit Parts for Fools Reviewed by Harold Rhenisch Rachel Lebowitz — Cottonopolis Reviewed by Emily McGiffin Ricardo Sternberg — Some Dance Reviewed by Jim Johnstone Richard Greene — Dante’s House Reviewed by Peter Richardson Richard Norman — Zero Kelvin Reviewed by Rachael Wyatt Robin Richardson’ — Knife Throwing Through Self-Hypnosis Reviewed by Margaret Christakos Stephen Scobie — At the limit of breath: Poems on the films of Jean-Luc Godard Reviewed by Kimmy Beach Tanis Rideout — Arguments with the Lake Reviewed by Nico Mara-McKay Tim Bowling — Circa Nineteen Hundred and Grief Reviewed by Jean Van Loon Vancy Kasper — Rebel Women Reviewed by Katerina Fretwell Various — Australian Love Poems 2013 Reviewed by Rona Shaffran bpNichol — Organ Music Reviewed by rob mclennan
2014 Essays & Features
2013
2013 Reviews
Adeena Karasick — This Poem Reviewed by rob mclennan Allan Safarik — Famous Roadkill Reviewed by rob mclennan Amber Dawn — How Poetry Saved My Life Reviewed by Jennifer Delisle Asa Boxer — Skullduggery Reviewed by Lise Gaston Brad Cran — Ink on Paper Reviewed by Darren Bifford Brenda Schmidt — Grid Reviewed by Tanis MacDonald C.R. Avery — 38 Bar Blues Reviewed by Priscila Uppal Chris Hutchinson — A Brief History of the Short-Lived Reviewed by Paul Tyler Christine McNair — Conflict Reviewed by Margaret Christakos Clea Roberts — Here is Where We Disembark Reviewed by Brenda Leifso David Groulx — A Difficult Beauty Reviewed by Shane Rhodes David Seymour — For Display Purposes Only Reviewed by Christopher Doda Dina E. Cox — small flames Reviewed by Heather Spears Donato Mancini — You Must Work Harder to Write the Poetry of Excellence Reviewed by andrea bennett Dwayne Brenna — Stealing Home Reviewed by Norma Dunning Eleonore Schönmaier — Wavelengths of Your Song Reviewed by Jean Van Loon Emily McGiffin — Between Dusk and Night Reviewed by Rod Pederson Erín Moure — The Unmemntioable Reviewed by Michael LaPointe George Seferis — Collected Poems Reviewed by Christopher Doda Jacqueline Turner — The Ends of the Earth Reviewed by Margaret Christakos Jamie Sharpe — Animal Husbandry Today Reviewed by rob mclennan Jan Conn — Edge Effects Reviewed by Jean Van Loon Jason Heroux — Natural Capital Reviewed by Rod Pederson Jenna Butler — Wells Reviewed by Jennifer Delisle Jenny Sampirisi — Croak Reviewed by Daniel Zomparelli John Wing — Almost Somewhere Else Reviewed by Christopher Doda
Katherine Bitney — Firewalk Reviewed by Ann Scowcroft Laurie Kruk — My Mother Did Not Tell Stories Reviewed by Tiffany Moniz Linda Besner — The Id Kid Reviewed by Rob Winger Lisa Pasold — Any Bright Horse Reviewed by Stevie Howell Ludwig Zeller — The Rules of the Game Reviewed by Jesse Chase Mari-Lou Rowley — Unus Mundus Reviewed by Alexis Motuz Mark Callanan & James Langer, ed. — The Breakwater Book of Contemporary Newfoundland Poetry Reviewed by Zachariah Wells Matthew Tierney — Probably Inevitable Reviewed by Andrew Johnson Maureen Scott Harris — Slow Curve Out Reviewed by Alexis Motuz Morten Søndergaard — A Step in the Right Direction Reviewed by Heather Spears Nancy Holmes — The Flicker Tree: Okanagan Poems Reviewed by Lise Gaston Natalie Zina Walschots — DOOM: Love Poems for Supervillains Reviewed by Christopher Doda Patrick Woodcock — Echo Gods and Silent Mountains Reviewed by Christopher Doda Sarah de Leeuw — Geographies of a Lover Reviewed by Emily McGiffin Stephen Collis — To the Barricades Reviewed by Andrew Vaisius Steven Price — Omens in the Year of the Ox Reviewed by Paul Tyler Stewart Cole — Questions in Bed Reviewed by Kel Pero Stuart Ross — You Exist. Details Follow. Reviewed by Andrew Johnson Susan Gillis — The Rapids Reviewed by Mark Lavorato Susan Steudel — New Theatre Reviewed by Harold Rhenisch Tom Wayman — Dirty Snow Reviewed by John Lent Victor Coleman — ivH: An Alphamath Serial Reviewed by rob mclennan Walid Bitar — Divide and Rule Reviewed by Zachariah Wells Weyman Chan — Chinese Blue Reviewed by rob mclennan rob mclennan — Songs for little sleep Reviewed by John Lent
2013 Essays & Features
2012
2012 Reviews
Carleton Wilson — The Material Sublime Reviewed by Abby Paige Catherine Owen — Seeing Lessons Reviewed by Stevie Howell David McGimpsey — L'il Bastard Reviewed by rob mclennan David O’Meara, ed, — The Griffin prize anthology 2012 Reviewed by Michael LaPointe David W McFadden — What's the Score Reviewed by Rhonda Batchelor E.D. Blodgett — Apostrophes Reviewed by Harold Rhenisch Goran Simić — Sunrise in the Eyes of the Snowman Reviewed by Mark Lavorato Jack Hannan — Some Frames Reviewed by John Herbert Cunningham Jacob McArthur Mooney — Folk Reviewed by Stevie Howell Jan Zwicky — Forge Reviewed by Heather Spears Jen Currin — The Inquisition Yours Reviewed by Harold Rhenisch
Ken Babstock — Methodist Hatchet Reviewed by Mark Lavorato Lorna Crozier (Editor) — 2010 Best Canadian Poetry In English Reviewed by Rhonda Douglas Margaret Christakos — Welling Reviewed by Stevie Howell Moez Surani — Floating Life Reviewed by Lise Gaston Oana Avasilichioaei — We, Beasts Reviewed by rob mclennan Phil Hall — Killdeer Reviewed by Stevie Howell Rob Winger — The Chimney Stone Reviewed by Patricia Keeney Sharon Thesen — Oyama Pink Shale Reviewed by Andrew Vaisius Sue Goyette — outskirts Reviewed by Rhonda Douglas derek beaulieu — How to Write Reviewed by Chris Jennings kevin mcpherson eckhoff — Rhapsodomancy Reviewed by rob mclennan
2012 Essays & Features
2011
2011 Reviews
2011 Essays & Features
2010
2010 Reviews
2010 Essays & Features
2009
2009 Reviews
2009 Essays & Features
2008
2008 Reviews
2008 Essays & Features
2007
2007 Reviews
Bill Kennedy and Darren Wershler-Henry — apostrophe Reviewed by Christopher Doda Dorothy Roberts Reviewed by Anita Lahey Ken Babstock — Airstream Land Yacht Reviewed by Sandra Kasturi Kenneth Leslie Reviewed by Zachariah Wells Paul Potts Reviewed by Ronald Caplan Various Reviewed by Triny Finlay Lost and Found Poet #10: Douglas LePan Reviewed by John Barton Lost and Found Poets #8 and #9: Joseph Howe and Thomas D'Arcy McGee Reviewed by Matthew Holmes
Lost and Found Poet #7: George Faludy Reviewed by Christopher Doda Lost and Found Poet #6: James Denoon Reviewed by Carmine Starnino Lost and Found Poet #5: Philip Child Reviewed by Chris Jennings Lost and Found Poet #4: Cheng Sait Chia Reviewed by George Elliott Clarke Lost and Found Poet #3: Audrey Alexandra Brown Reviewed by Kim Blank Lost and Found Poet #2: Avi Boxer Reviewed by Asa Boxer Lost and Found Poet #1: Louise Morey Bowman Reviewed by Aislinn Hunter