Simone Person’s ‘Smoke Girl’ dives into the inevitable personal monologue and crucial stages of grief
Smoke Girl Simone Person, 36 pgs, Diode Editions, diodeeditions.com, $12 There is an internal conversation that is thrust upon a […]
Reviews
‘The Response of Weeds’ grapples with a profound dichotomy: the richness of Black history, and the lack of it in the Albertan psyche.
The Response of Weeds Bertrand Bickersteth, 117 pgs, NeWest Press, newestpress.com, $18.95 Bertrand Bickersteth’s poetry collection, The Response of Weeds, […]
‘The Perfect Archive’ is a perfect trip
The Perfect Archive Paul Lisson, 98 pgs, Guernica Editions, guernicaeditions.com, $20 The word “perfect” is crossed out on the cover […]
The connection of adolescent experiences and influential literature in ‘Good Timing & Gertrude Stein’
Good Timing & Gertrude Stein Julia Cohen, 28 pgs, Diode Editions, diodeeditions.com, $12 Adolescent experiences ingrain themselves deeply in our […]
‘Storm Cloud Haze’ gives a view of humanity’s shortcomings
Storm Cloud Haze Alessandra Wike, 93 pgs, Persimmon Moon Press, $7.04 A hybrid assemblage of poetry, reflective prose and photography, […]
‘Four-Year Depression’ depicts a deeply personal and unfiltered stream of consciousness
Four-Year Depression Billy McCall, 96 pgs, Bunny Ears Publishing, [email protected], $10 It can be uncomfortable trying to evaluate books premised […]
‘Lake of Urine: A Love Story’ is a rare kind of modern fairytale
Lake of Urine: A Love Story Guillermo Stitch, 214 pgs, Sagging Meniscus Press, saggingmeniscus.com, $21 By the end of this […]
‘The Eyelid’ addresses the value of dreams in a world that continuously urges for productivity and labour
The Eyelid S. D. Chrostowska, 144 pgs, Coach House Books, chbooks.com, $22.95 What value do dreams, imagination, and sleep have […]
‘Crash Palace’ is an intriguing portrait of a complex young woman struggling to come of age
Crash Palace Andrew Wedderburn, 208 pgs, Coach House Books, chbooks.com, $22.95 In his second novel, the Calgary writer and musician […]
‘Bawaajigan: Stories of Power’ explores the challenges of preserving culture, residential schools, sexual assault and racism
Bawaajigan: Stories of Power Edited by Nathan Niigan Noondin Adler and Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith, 259 pgs, Exile Editions, exileeditions.com, $21.95 […]
‘The Baudelaire Fractal’ is deeply personal and intricately philosophical, served alongside fashionable outfits
The Baudelaire Fractal Lisa Robertson, 208 pgs, Coach House Books, chbooks.com, $22.95 Furniture, clothes, cinema, money, the city — few […]