Two books by Molly Peacock
When I was in Fredericton back in May, my friend Tanis MacDonald and I spent much of a happy afternoon wandering the amazing cornucopia of books that is The Owl’s Nest Bookstore. Even though I…
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Sue Sinclair’s Breaker
I felt compelled to read her poetry after hearing Sinclair give a paper on Jan Zwicky this past spring in Fredericton. Handy that Kitty Lewis, the apparently indefatigable general manager of Brick Books, just “happened”…
View PostAnne Carson’s Autobiography of Red
July is almost over, and I have to be back on campus August 15th, which means my research leave combined with my summer vacation? almost over! And with it will go all hope of catching…
View PostDionne Brand’s Ossuaries
Just finished reading Dionne Brand’s Ossuaries, twice. That is, I finished this book-length (124 pages) poem, and turned almost immediately to the beginning to read it through again. It’s stunning, difficult, tough, uncompromising, and wildly,…
View PostA Bourgeois Heroine, That’s Me!
I’m far behind in my reading blog, but came across something the other day that I just have to share as it’s so apropos of all the activities and itineraries I’ve listed in the past…
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