The Sleep Orchard
Amy Dennis ISBN 9781771262804 $18.00 CDN/USA 124 pages The Sleep Orchard is a collection of poetry written in response to the life and artwork of Arshile Gorky. By mapping the differences as well as the deepening intersections between Gorky and the author, these poems highlight the complexities inherent in attempting to understand another’s life and art […]
Pronounced / Workable
Candice de Taeye ISBN 9781771262644 $18.00 CDN/USA 118 pages Candace de Taeye’s Pronounced/Workable bears witness to life, a fast-paced every day of a woman, mother, and paramedic working through the pandemic. Here, poetry is drawn into a crown of sonnets, from Toronto cityscapes, and in relation to patients, people, and protocols. Poetry that pulls […]
Ghost Walk
Anton Pooles ISBN 9781771262842 $18.00 CDN/USA 64 pages In Ghost Walk, Anton Pooles develops a mythology of self in order to give substance to his undetermined origins. He does so through the lens of parable in poems that present strange creatures and uncanny phenomena, positing that “all children know the orphanage is alive.” Both […]
Immune to the Sacred
Stephen Brockwell ISBN 9781771262811 $18.00 CDN/USA 92 pages Nick Lowe wrote, “There stands the naked ape in a monkey suit.” If he hadn’t, Stephen Brockwell might have. Immune to the Sacred is loaded with the poet’s trademark intelligence and dark humour. These poems, both artful and direct, strive to find sense in this stupid […]
Essays in the Face of Uncertainties
rob mclennan ISBN 9781771262835 $18.00 CDN/USA 176 pages This suite of pandemic essays exist within those first one hundred days of original lockdown, marking time through moments, anxieties and the elasticity of time itself. What are days, weeks, months? In this stunning collection of deeply personal essays, Ottawa writer rob mclennan wanders through literature, parenting, family, the […]
What’s WOTS Pop Up
If you are in Toronto September 25th you can take part in the inaugural Word on the Street Pop-Up at the Evergreen Brickworks. This fantastic venue is located at 550 Bayview Avenue and makes a perfect outing for families and book lovers. The marketplace is chock full of great Canadian publishers and there is a […]
Jim Nason at the Art Bar August 30th
Jim Nason will be reading from Blue Suitcase, his latest book of poetry, at the venerable Art Bar on August 30. Manahil Bandukwala is the other featured writer and there will be an open mic for those with something to say. The start time is 7 pm at Clinton’s, which is located at 693 Bloor […]
Shannon Quinn at the Art Gallery of Hamilton
On June 2nd Shannon Quinn will be reading from her latest book, Mouthful of Bees as part of the LitLive reading series at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. Featured writers include Margaret Nowaczyk, Genevieve Chornenki, Chris Banks, Erin Moure and MLA Chernoff. You can see Shannon live or virtually starting at 7 pm. Login details are here: https://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/program/lit-live-2022/
