Category Archives: Poetry

after Leslie Scalapino observe experience 2 verbs verb + noun in one case there is a caesura between two equal injunctions; in the other, the object anneals any gap And so for day 1889 14.02.2012

The opening of this poem reminds me of the liaison element in a play by Sky Gilbert, The Dressing Gown which Rick Bébout sums up beautifully: “The title named its key prop, perhaps even prime character: a robe passed from … Continue reading →

Lee Cataldi gives us a Sapphic moment in the lyric “tears” — and by Sapphic we mean not only the content but also the manner… your tears are warm upon my face would be warmer on my thighs your tears … Continue reading →

She’s a difficult poet. Not because she is inaccessible. But because of the delight we take in examining the stitching dangerously makes us miss the hang of the garment. But not quite, we can and are expected to reread — … Continue reading →

Different lighting. Different forms of evanescence. from “Moonlight” Thus are moths the cloth of dreams from “Another Dawn” Falling maple keys so many doors to the windy mansion and no one home Roo Borson Cardinal in the Eastern White Cedar … Continue reading →

Waters Remembered begins with a catalogue of streams Taddle Creek, Garrison Creek, Burke Brook, Castle Frank Brook, etc. All buried watercourses in Toronto. It is not quite an epic catalogue. Their mention is a lyric impulse to anchor the poem … Continue reading →

It is no wonder that in a book of poems entitled Light-crossing Michael Redhill makes us attentive to starlight. starblown night, scattered salt thrown for good luck over a shoulder That was from “Night Driving” This is from “Mahoney Point” … Continue reading →