Best Canadian Poetry 2019
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Best Canadian Poetry 2019
By (Author) Rob Taylor
Series edited by Anita Lahey
Consultant editor Amanda Jernigan
Biblioasis
Biblioasis
28th January 2020
Canada
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
811.608
Physical Properties
Paperback
136
Width 133mm, Height 209mm
Description
Guest editor Rob Taylor, author of the widely acclaimed collection The News, brings a passionate ear for rhythm, an eye for narrative compression, an appetite for vital subject matter, and an affinity for warmth and wit to his selections for Best Canadian Poetry 2019. The fifty ruggedly independent poems gathered here tackle themes of emergence, defiance, ferocious anger, gratitude, and survival. They are alive with acoustic energy, precise in their language, and moving in their use of the personal to explore fraught political realities. They emit a cloud of invisible energy, a charge.
Featuring work by:
Colleen Baran Gary Barwin Billy-Ray Belcourt Ali Blythe Marilyn Bowering Julie Bruck Sara Cassidy Sue Chenette Chelsea Coupal Kayla Czaga Sadiqa de Meijer Adebe DeRango-Adem Chris Evans Beth Follett Stevie Howell Danielle Hubbard Dallas Hunt Catherine Hunter Sonnet LAbb Ben Ladouceur Tess Liem D.A. Lockhart Jessie Loyer Annick MacAskill Domenica Martinello Laura Matwichuk Katie McGarry Jimmy McInnes A.F. Moritz Alexandra Oliver Alycia Pirmohamed Marion Quednau Claudia Coutu Radmore Shazia Hafiz Ramji Shaun Robinson Yusuf Saadi Rebecca Salazar Ellie Sawatzky David Seymour Kevin Spenst Mallory Tater Souvankham Thammavongsa Russell Thornton Daniel Scott Tysdal William Vallires Katherena Vermette Douglas Walbourne-Gough Cara Waterfall Gillian Wigmore Ian Williams
Reviews
Praise for Best Canadian Poetry 2019
"[These] books are must-haves for libraries, schools, and intellectually well-intentioned bedside nightstands across the country."Quill & Quire
Praise for the Best Canadian Poetry Series
The wide range of writers, forms and themes represented here make it a great jumping-off point for readers who might be interested in Canadian poetry but are unsure about where to start.Globe and Mail
Buy it, or borrow it, but do read it.Arc Poetry Magazine
A magnet, I think, for the many people who would like to know contemporary poetry.A.F. Moritz, Griffin Poetry Prize winner
The Best Canadian Poetry series offers an annual sampling of voices and experiencesa little slice of Canadiana that may be appreciated beyond borders as well.Examiner.com
An eclectic and diverse collection of Canadian poetry . . . a wonderful addition to anyones bookshelf.Toronto Quarterly
Bits of eternity, arranged alphabetically.Merilyn Simonds
Canadas most eloquent, profound, humorous and meditative writers, ranging from the seasoned and well known to the new and upcoming.Broken Pencil
