Inside the NDP War Room
“Of what value is the opinion on any subject, of a man of whom everyone knows that by his profession he must hold that opinion?” –John Stuart Mill
By Jean Coléno
Montreal Review of Books
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Funny Guy
If you’re trying to reach Josh Freed, don’t call him on a Friday afternoon. When most of us are wrapping up our workweek, he is fiddling with his humour column, trying to smooth out the kinks so that it is ready to go to press.
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Rookie of the Year
Gevinson was just fifteen when she started Rookie magazine but she was already three years into her career as an internationally famous blogger. At age twelve, Gevinson started the fashion blog Style Rookie.
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Mining Moments of Purposeful Dislocation
There is a restlessness in Susan Gillis’s poems, a reluctance to lay down roots.
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Poetic Justice
Carmine Starnino may be a tough critic, but he’s definitely no “lazy bastard.” I didn’t inquire directly during our recent email interview, but I suspect he’s no nervous Nellie either.
From the current issue: Spring 2013
Young Readers
Adventure is Out There! Review by B.A. Markus
Poetry
Today’s Music Review by Bert Almon
Non-fiction
The Orphanage Review by Oksana Cueva
Non-fiction
The Secret of the Blue Trunk Review by Lesley Trites
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Poem of the Month
Yarrow
Faded, bent, and obdurate
its yellowing lace deceptive
the delicacy of old ladies who survive their mates
Yarrow is taken from the book The Smooth Yarrow, published by Signal Editions. Read our review