In a vicious act of rebellion, Domenica Martinello demolishes the delusions of the capitalist pastoral.
By Martin Breul
Poetry
Derek Webster’s second collection contains a panoramic meditation on the spell of nationhood and its grip on our lives.
By Martin Breul
Scott continues his commentary on the troubling turns of modern politics and governance that have been a central concern of his throughout.
By Martin Breul
Mary Thaler’s novel in verse is an epic tale of vengeance, greed, violence, and betrayal, but also of courage, friendship, and trust.
By Martin Breul
In a lexical tour de force of monumental proportions, the two poets unleash a verbal maelstrom that rewards readers.
By Martin Breul
Klara du Plessis and Khashayar “Kess” Mohammadi's poetic collaboration is playful and deeply felt.
By Emily Mernin
Jay Ritchie’s second collection admixes an anxious, capitalist surrealism with the fleeting liminality of memory.
By Ronny Litvack-Katzman
Colloquial in tone and by turns rambling and self-deprecating, Julie Paul's book catalogues daily trials we’d rather not confront.
By Ronny Litvack-Katzman
Chantal Neveu’s poem floats seamlessly between sensuality and desire, confusion and anger, and their attendant dislocations.
By Ronny Litvack-Katzman
Rhea Tregebov's collection of short, narrative poems catalogues a life led in search of love and found in unlikely places.
By Ronny Litvack-Katzman
Maya Clubine’s extended metaphor for life after childhood recalls the sordid task of returning to those images that make a memory.
By Ronny Litvack-Katzman
Montreal-based poet Gail Scott's experimental prose memoir archives the ordinary in the midst of upheaval.
By Aishwarya Singh