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Reading Stan Persky Reading the 21st Century

By Norbert Ruebsaat | June 1, 2012

Norbert Ruebsaat files an appreciation of Stan Persky’s Reading the 21st Century.

Megaballers: Charlotte Gill’s Eating Dirt

By John Harris | June 1, 2012

John Harris takes on Charlotte Gill’s award winning book on treeplanting. He thinks it’s pretty good, but better on forestry and treeplanting than on the treeplanters themselves.

The Limits of Civil Liberties

By Stan Persky | May 12, 2012

It’s the 50th anniversary of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. Stan Persky, a long-time BCCLA member, reflects.

The Poet and the Sound of His Own Voice

By Brian Fawcett | May 10, 2012

Brian Fawcett does some textual analysis for a confused reader of Montreal poet Norm Sibum, and explains the difference between a “blog” and an edited website.

Letter from Berlin: Gunter Grass’s Poem

By Stan Persky | April 17, 2012

Gunter Grass writes a poem, and something happens. Stan Persky explains.

Terry Glavin’s Afghanistan, and ours, too.

By Brian Fawcett | April 6, 2012

Terry Glavin doesn’t see Afghanistan the way the mass media and the progressive left do. Brian Fawcett thinks he’s got it right, and that we’re all involved.

A Poetry War in Prince George

By Brian Fawcett | April 5, 2012

There’s a war going on in Prince George, B.C., and its no joke. Brian Fawcett identifies the differing sides, and the stakes involved. They’re quite a lot larger than they might seem.

The Errors of Their Ways: A French Lesson

By Lola Lemire Tostevin | April 5, 2012

Lola Lemire Tostevin has some pointed remarks about Franchophile anglos who massacre the French language because they don’t notice that being a Francophile isn’t the same thing as being a Francophone.

Letter from Berlin: John Cage Season

By Stan Persky | March 26, 2012

In Berlin, spring is in the air. So is the music of John Cage.

Who Killed CanLit?

By John Harris | March 26, 2012

John Harris looks at the recent Canadian Notes and Queries issue on who killed CanLit, whether or not it’s really dead, and whether a bunch of comfortable white guys are positioned to determine its condition.