‘The Sad Mechanic Exercise’ expresses a troublesome relationship with time, memory, and mortality
The Sad Mechanic Exercise Chapbook, Bruce Whiteman, 27 pgs, Gaspereau Press, gaspereau.com, $4.95 Bruce Whiteman borrows his title from Alfred […]
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Explore the wilds of romance with ‘Pulp Kings #3’
Pulp Kings #3 Litzine, edited by IB, 61 pgs, Stray Books Ltd., straybooks.ca, $11.99 It takes a lot of effort […]
Yeon-Sik Hong details their exhausting but ultimately worthwhile struggles in ‘Umma’s Table’
Umma’s Table Yeon-Sik Hong, 360 pgs, Drawn & Quarterly, drawnandquarterly.com, $34.95 South Korea-based illustrator Yeon-Sik Hong introduces us to Madong […]
Rob McLennan captures the value of location in ‘Poems for Lunch Poems at SFU’
Poems for Lunch Poems at SFU Chapbook, rob mclennan, 36 pgs, above/ground press, abovegroundpress.blogspot.com, $5 A recent TVO documentary, Tripping […]
‘Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #40’ contains occasional outbursts of hope and joy
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #40 Litzine, Gavin J. Grant and Kelly Link, 60 pgs, Book Moon, bookmoonbooks.com, $5 In Amber […]
‘Year of the Rabbit’ captures the enduring humanity and resilience of Khim’s family
Year of the Rabbit Tian Veasna, translated by Helge Dascher, 380 pgs, Drawn & Quarterly, drawnandquarterly.com, $34.95 Revolutionary slogans are […]
Announcing the BP Zine Awards Winners 2020!
Well people, it’s official — we have our winners. Find out who won the Broken Pencil Zine Awards 2020, celebrating the best in English language zine publishing!
‘Here on Huron’ is like a damaged VHS turned into letters and punctuation
Here on Huron Chapbook, Michael Sikkema, 20 pgs, above/ground press, abovegroundpress.blogspot.com, $5 The poet’s bio describes an interest in “feral […]
Hawad searches for immaterial truth in ‘Furigraphic Horizons’
Furigraphic Horizons Chapbook, Hawad, trans. Jake Syersak, 24 pgs, above/ground press, abovegroundpress.blogspot.com, $5 Translator Jake Syersak selects three poems from […]
‘Death Is A White Balloon’ creates a space for monstrous vitality
Death Is A White Balloon Chapbook, Tomasz W. Wiszniewski, 24 pgs, Bywords, thomaskoht.com, $10 This debut chapbook from Ottawa-based poet […]
Our top 4 event picks for Vancouver Writers Fest 2020
Calling all book nerds! Vancouver Writers Fest encourages readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, […]
‘Blind Poems’ might be a stepping stone for you to get out and take a break
Blind Poems Chapbook, Hei Lam Ng, 40 pgs, heilamng.com, $15 I first encountered magnetic poetry a decade ago on some […]