Author Archives: Pearl

rob’s latest house: a (tiny) memoir reminds me there was a record player. It’s funny I’d forgotten about records existing until recently. and huh, neat stories. And Pooh’s person had a name. Never thought of that. The record player was and is off limits. Although I snuck a finger at the fabric of the speaker […]

Can’t make nothing out of nothing but no one has nothing. We all have something. The argument of possibility is not constrained by economics or talent. The only limit is effort and desire. In flat democracy, access is everything. Birth doesn’t matter. All skill is a matter of hours. Nothing is kept for for a […]

Below…Jason Heroux, Margaret Kell Virany, George Bowering, Marilyn Dumont, rob mclennan, Nathalie Stephens, Clark Coolidge and William Wordsworth. Emergency Hallelujah (Mansfield Press, 2008) by Jason Heroux strikes me oddly. I either like it a lot or not overall. In parts I like it a lot. For example, p. 29, “down an empty street with Stop […]

Upcoming Literary: Things I’ll be involved with in the next couple months… A B Series will showcase Messagio Galore sound poetry ensemble Jan. 24th. (I’ll be doing door.) The annual online literary mag, Ottawater 5.0 will launch Jan. 29 at the Arts Court as part of the Factory Reading Series by that organizer. February 9th […]

Douglas Barbour, He. &. She. &. (The Golden Dog Press, 1974) p. 15-16 Tonight I pull the sheets into place half sitting in the middle of the bed while you read in the next room Tomorrow Ive got to get up early for work But as I turn out the light you turn out the […]