Jonathan Ball’s Winnipeg Free Press column (back in March; our radar was slow on the uptake) included a review of Some of Us and Most of You Are Dead and new books from Nathaniel G. Moore, Paul Zits, and Shannon Webb-Campbell.
Post on "All Lit Up"
The Literary Press Group asked me for some words on Some of Us and Most of You Are Dead for the “All Lit Up” blog; my post delves into the anxieties I encountered in building that book, and the relationship between my terminal “First-Person Prophet” and its source poem, Gwendolyn MacEwen’s “Dark Pines Under Water.”
Poem in Contemporary Verse 2
A terminal I wrote based on a poem by Patrick Friesen appears in the latest issue of Contemporary Verse 2, alongside new work by Lara Bozabalian, A.F. Moritz, and many more.
"Some of Us" Review
In an uncommon act of critical diligence, Catherine Owen tries her hand at the terminal form as a way in to reviewing Some of Us and Most of You Are Dead for her Marrow Reviews blog. (And be sure to check out the preceding entry, on Julie McIsaac’s We Like Feelings. We Are Serious., also a brand new Buckrider Book!)
"Some of Us" Fresh off the Press
Some of Us and Most of You Are Dead is emerging from the binding machine, fresh off the press at Coach House Books (printing for Wolsak & Wynn), and it looks beautiful! (Sadly the same cannot be said for its author, also pictured.) Thanks to the fine folks at CHB for letting me in to take a look and bind a few copies myself. The book, along with the rest W&W’s fall slate, launches Monday in Toronto and Tuesday in Hamilton.
Wolsak & Wynn Hamilton launch October 23
Wolsak & Wynn’s Hamilton Fall 2018 Launch, Hamilton edition, is set for October 23, 7 p.m., at the Staircase Cafe Theatre, featuring new books by Lauren B. Davis, Julie McIsaac, John Terpstra, and Andrew Wilmot, plus Some of Us and Most of You Are Dead.
"Some of Us" Launches October 22
Some of Us and Most of You Are Dead launches on October 22 at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, as part of the Wolsak & Wynn Fall 2018 Launch, Toronto edition, featuring new books by Lauren B. Davis, Julie McIsaac, John Terpstra, and Andrew Wilmot!
Poems in The Fiddlehead
Two pieces from my upcoming collection of terminals, Some of Us and Most of You Are Dead, appear in the latest issue of The Fiddlehead.
Newlove Award Honourable Mention
"Stimulant," a terminal from my collection forthcoming in 2018 from Buckrider Books, has been announced as an honourable mention for the 2017 John Newlove Poetry Award. Congratulations to winner Doris Fiszer!
Poems in Event
The latest issue of Event Magazine includes two poems from my collection of terminals, forthcoming in fall 2018 from Buckrider Books.
New Poetry Book Accepted for Publication
My fourth poetry book, tentatively titled Pressure Systems, has been accepted for publication with Buckrider Books, Paul Vermeersch's poetry and fiction imprint at Wolsak & Wynn. The book is a collection of terminals based on Canadian poems. Look for it in fall 2018!
Poem in New Quarterly
The latest issue of The New Quarterly includes "August Afternoon," a terminal I wrote based on a sonnet by the great Peter Van Toorn.