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Another Battle in Service of the War: Donato Mancini’s You Must Work Harder to Write the Poetry of Excellence 4 Jul 2013 | 07:07 pm
Donato Mancini. You Must Work Harder to Write the Poetry of Excellence: Crafts Discourse and the Common Reader in Canadian Poetry Book Reviews. Toronto: Book Thug, 2012. ~Reviewed by andrea bennett ...
Mood and Metaphor: Steven Price’s Omens in the Year of the Ox 28 Jun 2013 | 01:28 am
Steven Price. Omens in the Year of the Ox. London, Ontario: Brick Books, 2012. ~Reviewed by Paul Tyler Publishers say the darnedest things. Steven Price’s new book is a “revelation” in which “eve...
lost & found (unmade poems) 24 Jun 2013 | 11:28 am
Introduction The following poems were inspired by Shane Rhodes’ essay “Reuse and Recycle: Finding Poetry in Canada” (Arc 70, Winter 2013). The essay surveys the wide range of techniques for ‘finding ...
Wing It: John Wing’s Almost Somewhere Else 20 Jun 2013 | 09:38 pm
John Wing. Almost Somewhere Else. Oakville: Mosaic Press, 2012. ~Reviewed by Christopher Doda Like most poets, John Wing has a day job. His is a little more unique than most: more than two decades ag...
Worlds Within Words: Susan Steudel’s New Theatre 13 Jun 2013 | 09:14 pm
Susan Steudel. New Theatre. Toronto: Coach House, 2012. ~Reviewed by Harold Rhenisch Books of poetry are often declarations of intent. Susan Steudel’s New Theatre is like that. Start with the title: ...
With Eyes Open: Nancy Holmes’s The Flicker Tree: Okanagan Poems 6 Jun 2013 | 09:34 pm
Nancy Holmes. The Flicker Tree: Okanagan Poems. Vancouver: Ronsdale Press, 2012. ~Reviewed by Lise Gaston The first two sections of The Flicker Tree—“Living Beings: Okanagan Plants and Animals” and “...
Arc 71 is coming! 31 May 2013 | 07:45 pm
Start getting excited for: The winner of Arc’s Poem of the Year Contest, including your Readers’ Choice! The winner of this year’s Diana Brebner prize! Poems by Tammy Armstrong, Dani Couture, Garry T...
Brick Dust in my Wine: Chris Hutchinson’s A Brief History of the Short-Lived 30 May 2013 | 10:05 pm
Chris Hutchinson. A Brief History of the Short-Lived. Gibsons, British Columbia: Nightwood Editions, 2012. ~Reviewed by Paul Tyler One way to approach a book of poems is to read it as a collection of...
Are you getting all of Arc’s updates? 29 May 2013 | 07:49 pm
You love the Magazine But are you getting all of Arc’s updates? Arc has a monthly newsletter, and is on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, posting everyday. Some of our highlights in May include: Why pla...
Dividing Times: Allan Safarik’s Famous Roadkill 23 May 2013 | 08:29 pm
Allan Safarik. Famous Roadkill. Regina: Hagios Press, 2012 ~Reviewed by rob mclennan In his poetry collection Famous Roadkill, Saskatchewan poet Allan Safarik opens with the acknowledgment that “Thes...
