Excerpt from “Science Poetry and Jim Johnstone: A Lyric Essay” by Shane Neilson*,**
This is an excerpt from a forthcoming essay by Shane Neilson regarding science poetry and his friend, Jim Johnstone.
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Essay: To Err is Humane by David Frank
It happens. You pick up a book and read it with keen interest. It’s a fine read . . . except . . . except when you come across obvious mistakes.
Heroines Revisited: Photographs by Lincoln Clarkes
Heroines Revisited is a large format follow-up volume to the original Heroines: Photographs by Lincoln Clarkes that was released by Anvil in 2002. This new edition features over 150 portraits accompanied by three new critical essays that contextualize the five-year photo project and the controversial body of work.
Hispanic Canadian Literature in Translation: No Longer from the Outside Looking In by Luciana Erregue
A viewpoint article by Luciana Errugue about the challenges of getting Hispanic literature translated in English.
The Great Canadian Lit-Mag Hunt by Nathaniel G. Moore
In Honorarium, Nathaniel G. Moore compiles twenty years worth of reading other people's books, while also faithfully attempting to convey a sense of what it's like to work behind-the-scenes in CanLit.
Beyond the Food Court Edited by Luciana Erregue-Sacchi
Beyond the Food Court: an Anthology of Literary Cuisines showcases 14 recognized authors from all over the world who call Canada home.
Small, Broke, and Kind of Dirty: Affirmations for the Real World by Hana Shafi
Drawing on her experience as a millennial woman of colour, and writing with humour and a healthy dose of irreverence, Shafi delves into body politics and pop culture, racism and feminism, friendship and allyship. Through it all, she remains positive without being saccharine, and hopeful without being naive.
What the Oceans Remember: Searching for Belonging and Home by Sonja Boon
Sonja Boon’s heritage is complicated. Although she has lived in Canada for more than 30 years, she was born in the UK to a Surinamese mother and a Dutch father. An invitation to join a family tree project inspired a journey to the heart of the histories that have shaped her identity, as she sought to answer two questions that have dogged her over the years: Where does she belong? And who does she belong to?
Awakening My Heart by Andrea Miller
From Andrea Miller comes a diverse collection of essays, articles, and interviews. Miller, whose writing is by turns earnest and irreverent, unadorned and lyrical, talks to Buddhist teachers, thinkers, writers, and celebrities about the things that matter most and frames … Continue reading
Rising Tides: Reflections for Climate Changing Times, edited by Catriona Sandilands
In the introduction to Rising Tides, Sandilands states that climate change stories “focus increasingly on thornier questions of persistence, adaptation, resistance, and renewal” instead of apocalypse. Ultimately, the short fiction, poetry and personal climate testimonies in this climate change anthology are about hope.
Margin of Interest: Essays on English Language Poetry of the Maritimes by Shane Neilson
The essays in Margin of Interest showcase the rich history of poetry in the Canadian Maritimes, recognizing the drawbacks of regional frameworks while finding power and beauty in the literary traditions of writers who exist on the margins of Canadian poetry and culture.
The Imperilled Ocean: Human Stories From A Changing Sea by Laura Trethewey
How the ocean has changed in those fifty years when I first saw pictures of submarines, diving bells and giant whale sharks! Ocean Journalist Laura Trethewey updates us on its condition in her first book, The Imperilled Ocean, published by New Brunswick's Goose Lane Editions.
In Maine: Essays on Life’s Seasons by John N. Cole
In Maine by John N. Cole is an exceptional revised edition of one of Mr. Cole's best books, that can be picked up and read again and again.
Best Canadian Essays 2018 by Christopher Doda (Series Editor) and Mark Kingwell (Guest Editor)
When Tightrope Books claims these are the "best" essays written in the 2018 calendar year, they are not just blowing hot air. There are seventeen skillfully written essays on all sorts of topics here.