See her? / Steadfast and firm her / branches graze the mantle of quiet clouds / as she elaborates her claimHaunted by indifference toward systemic violences and the disregard endured by those people labelled as "problems," nancy viva davis halifax’s poems articulate the constraints of discredited lives.Conveying her experiences witnessing homelessness, poverty, disability, and chronic illness on the streets and within women's emergency shelters, davis halifax orients reader...

i might never be no-one that shiny / the beauty of a sequin’d self / what was stitched into heaven’s dropThe poems in act normal use illegibility and wilful uncertainty to evade the grasp of the normative, as endured by those institutionalized by, and through, the concept of normalcy.act normal starts in an institution where children categorized and constructed as intellectually inferior are placed into custodial care. These poems are inquisitive, articulating the ...

A young man writes letters in a last gasp at finding meaning in the world.

The first collection of poems and short stories by young writer, Kate Greenlee. Thirteen poems and two short stories make up a varied selection of styles and subjects; from the supernatural to the political, Greenlee deals with themes around feminism and femininity, mathematics, body image and violence in the modern world. ‘Ghosts in the Attic’ is a short selection of crafted works, a well-fitting debut.

When one door closes, another opens, or so they say. So why am I sitting behind a locked door in the laundry room, wondering how I got here? When is that other door going to open? And what will I find behind it?

Do you love writing poetry? Dream of being a writer someday, but can't get yourself to write regularly? Or you have no idea what to write about? Then this book is for you. Based on the theme of autumn, it will have you writing poems every day for 91 days - all the way through fall and all about fall. Everyday there is a prompt to build on. From acorns to apple cider to raking, you will soon be scribbling away your own poems about fall.

Finding love after divorce is never easy, and it took John ages to find Marion. But she’s holding back, and when he finds out why, the choice he makes will be the making of him as a man.Finalist for the Giller Prize and winner of the Saskatchewan Book of the Year, Casino & Other Stories pulls us beneath the surface of convention into uncharted and often unpredictable emotional territory. Wry and intelligent, humane and touching, Bonnie Burnard’s stories seduce and then sur...

This book is about shit. Not the shit you have in your closet or those lying around the house or the shit in your car, but it is about shit. The stuff that comes out of your body when you have to go to the bathroom. Not the stuff that comes out the front side but the stuff that comes out of your butt. It doesnt matter how poor you are, how rich you are, how ugly you are, or how beautiful you are. It doesnt matter if you are skinny or overweight. And no matter what you may think, your shit ...

Have you ever wondered if fish get thirsty? Have you wondered how to fold a fitted sheet or why they made the word illiteracy so hard to spell? Is there another word for synonym? Is the government so strict on stealing because they hate competition? I wonder all of these things and many many others. If you want some questions to some of life's answers or whatever or hey.. look... a bird. Maybe you just wanna laugh. Come laugh at me... I mean... with me.

A crackling, moving new collection from one of America's greatest living poets.In over twenty-six original books, the poems of John Ashbery have long served as signposts guiding us through the delights, woes, hypocrisies, and uncertainties of living in the modern world. With language harvested from everyday speech, fragments of pop culture, objects and figures borrowed from art and literature, his work makes light out of darkness, playing with tone and style to show how even the se...

Prepare to be captivated by simplicity and gentleness. Be ready to share the poet's anger at some of the outrageous happenings that threaten our lives and the beauty of the earth.Travelogue takes you on a world tour where you will walk quietly beside a gently flowing river in Ambleside, dance to the African drum under a Grecian moon, then sit in a public place to ponder the mood of the great River Ouse. Just as this cover collage of her sketches is global, so is the range of poems....

Erin Moure's third collection of poetry confirmed her reputation as a major Canadian poet. She writes of the Canadian West, the railroad, the abrasions of love and politics, the miracle of words and ordinary places -- with special emphasis on the hearts, minds, and voices of women.