One Thing Then Another: Poems

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A poetic response to the tumult of a move across country.

One Thing Then Another is a collection of poetry divided into three unique sections: 'East' explores the constraints of living under the poverty line in a have-not province. 'And' is a long poem about moving in a U-Haul across the prairies during an ice storm. 'West' considers what it means to live in the have-ist of have provinces and trying to acclimate to that alongside an ever-present drought.

The poems are largely about contrast: east to west, flood to aridity, poverty to comfort, small town to city. Throughout this accessible, smart, and funny collection, there are many descriptions of apocalyptic upheaval to reflect the feelings of disruption that often accompany relocation.

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"There was simply no way for me to resist Claire Kelly's collection, One Thing -- Then Another . . . There are nifty cultural references . . . which I'm always a sucker for, but it still all comes down to language. Kelly has some fantastic lines." -- Malcolm Avenue Review blog

Author Bio

One Thing Then Another is Claire Kellys second collection. She lives and writes in Edmonton, Alberta.