Books as Gifts
For Jen, my dog-walking friend...
Everything in Retrospect
Dennis Lee speaks about what he is most open to, driven by and hungers for
Dennis Lee has enchanted the children of the English-speaking world, filling their ears with new sounds and new dreams, but that is
The Writing Life
“At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you
A Page of Anne Carson
Best bio ever: “Anne Carson was born in Canada and teaches Greek for a living.”...
Break Every Rule
"Allow a place for the reader to live, to dream... Each word a boat.." -Carole Maso... Now, here's the complete booklist I
Literary Tattoos
My daughter has a tattoo on her left shoulder – “To Thine Own Self Be True” from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
David Zieroth & The Alfred Gustav Press
To set the scene, the speaker in the poem is about to move and has determined to give away his books so
The Joy of Writing Blurbs
Even when I convince fingers to strike letters, doubts about the text’s worth or its longevity nag at me.
Stan Dragland: Bricoleur, Meanderthal, Newfoundlander, Canadian (1942-2022)
I didn’t know at the time how privileged I was to carry on a two-year correspondence with a Newfoundland and Canadian luminary,
John Robert Colombo: The Great Encourager
(A dedication to Clare Warwick 1930- 2019 – teacher, journalist, friend)
Portrait of a Potter – Frances Ward (plus Brancusi, a Japanese word & the Book of Jeremiah)
The Japanese technique of Raku is Frances Ward’s favourite way of dealing with clay, cracks, and all.
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