I recently reviewed poet Adéle Barclay's Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize-winning collection, If I Were in a Cage I'd Reach Out For You, published by Nightwood Editions. This issue also includes superb new work by Carleigh Baker, Ruth Daniell, and Kayla Czaga, as well as a really inspiring interview with Chelsea Rooney. Order it here.
Tag: Reviews
Review: Life in the Court of Matane
I recently had the pleasure of reviewing Eric Dupont's Life in the Court of Matane, translated by Peter McCambridge. About which I had to say this: "Spanning 1976 to 1983, this novel, which was originally published in French in 2008 under the title Bestiaire, is chock full of [...] Quebec “zeitgeist” moments, accompanied by the narrator’s … Continue reading Review: Life in the Court of Matane
Read my review of Kim Thúy’s “Mãn” in PRISM
“A rare and beautiful story, Mãn is proof that Ru was no fluke. Though it is a slim volume that can be read from cover-to-cover in a single sitting, its reach is beyond that of most novels.”
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