Goalie
By (Author) Ben von Jagow
Guernica Editions,Canada
Guernica Editions,Canada
9th July 2025
Canada
Paperback
100
Width 127mm, Height 203mm
The poems in Goalie follow our narrator's journey as he progresses throughout his hockey career, from novice all the way to retirement. These poems explore topics such as role models, relationships, ambitions, failure, and the minutiae of everyday Canadian life in as genuine and authentic a way as possible between these pages.
Ben von Jagow's work has appeared or is forthcoming inCanadian Literature, Prairie Fire, The Antigonish Review, EVENT, The Fiddlehead, Queen's Quarterly, Newfoundland Quarterly, filling Station, andthe Literary Review of Canada, among other publications. His debut poetry collection,Goalie, is forthcoming fromGuernica Editions.