A worthwhile book for you, leads you somewhere. It isn’t packed so self-contained that there’s no loose thread. If a book confirms or comforts and has no aha, no deepening, widening or redirecting, then couldn’t I have watched trees move in the wind to as much or more benefit? It’s not that I entirely want […]
Author Archives: Pearl
Garden: November Unit
I was happy to do the design on Monty Reid‘s Garden: November Unit (Sidereal Press, 2013). It’s an edition of 100 which you can get from him. Here’s one of the dozen poems in there: 1. November Presence is the ghost of snow. The dog of frost chews its bone. On an old black walnut […]
Literary Landscape's History
Jane Crosier hosted Literary Landscape for 12 years starting in 1997. A WestFest Lit was dedicated to her since she died in 2009. I wish I could link you up with an audio of even one of her interview. I see all kinds of bibliographical records by people who reference an interview but no mp3s […]
Lit Landscapes: Draw
The audio for the last show with myself and Kate Hunt is here. Stephen Brockwell was interviewed and we gave out 3 out of the 4 book prize packages for donors. By random draw, the winners are: Matthew Crosier, Susan McMaster and Chris White. The last package remains for someone who donates between that show […]
The Squirrel has Landed
This chapbook hatched over supper conversations after a Versefest event in March 2013. Janice Tokar said something about squirrels wearing Stetsons, and Carol Stephen said something about goats on Mars. It was on. Fast-forward a month and I have a call out. Flyers are going around the spring Ottawa small press fair, thanks to Amanda […]