I used to be in the bear police back in the 1960s and 1970s in the mountain national parks, although the actual policing meant ticketing bear botherers rather than the bears themselves. Lots of [...]
Su Croll is the author of three books of poetry. Seeing Martin is her first novel, but her elegiac, nuanced, beautifully descriptive writing could easily be her fourth book of poetry. Seeing [...]
At this particular historical moment, when the rhythms and rituals of grief and belonging are upended by the reality of a global pandemic, A.B. Dillon’s latest book of poems offers insight into [...]
The Shuswap country in British Columbia is a unique place. Among the houseboats, costly beachfront condos, fruit stands and highway attractions are old, humidity-warped country homes tucked in [...]
Picture a beekeeper. What image forms in your head? What gender? What cultural background? What uniform? What tools? What demeanour? With Revery: A Year of Bees, poet, professor, organic farmer [...]
Calgary-born-and-raised Zsuzsi Gartner made her literary reputation on two award-winning short story collections. Beguiling, her first novel, is thus a long hoped-for event for her many admirers. [...]
