Gillian Sze

Gillian Sze is the author of nine collections of poetry. She has a PhD in Études anglaises from Université de Montréal and teaches creative writing and literature in Montreal. gilliansze.com

Reviews by Gillian Sze:

March 23, 2019
In Tess Liem’s Obits., we make our way with the poet through the challenging process of mourning as she reflects on her own mortality. Attentive and introspective, these poems draw from contemporary events, psychoanalysis, mythology, television, feminist writing, and other sources in order to ponder death in all its intimacy
March 17, 2017
“Right words sound wrong,” Laura Broadbent opens in her latest book, In on the Great Joke. Borrowing Lao Tzu’s words, Broadbent explores this “wrongness” of language, its limits, mistranslations, and shortcomings.