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The Love That Dared to Write Its Name

By Stan Persky | March 18, 2012

Stan Persky assesses Christopher Bram’s history of contemporary gay writing.

In Defense of Postnorth

By Graham Pearce | March 16, 2012

There’s a poetry war going on in Northern, B.C.. It isn’t a joke, and the stakes are real. Graham Pearce offers a description of what it’s about

Black Bear Diplomacy — A Modest Proposal

By Sid Marty | March 16, 2012

Sid Marty goes down to the woods today. The big surprise is that the bears are in big trouble.

Reading The Cat’s Table

By Brian Fawcett | March 16, 2012

Brian Fawcett offers a slightly different take on Michael Ondaatje’s new novel..

The Castle of Toronto

By Stan Persky | February 26, 2012

Stan Persky goes on a Michael Ondaatje voyage.

1993

By Jean Baird | December 18, 2011

Jean Baird posts her analysis of the 1993 Booker Prize shortlist.

Letter from Macedonia

By Myrna Kostash | December 18, 2011

Myrna Kostash delivers her account of Macedonia. She’s now back in Canada.

Versions of North

By John Harris | November 5, 2011

John Harris “does” G.P. Lainsbury’s long poem, Versions of North, thus establishing Lainsbury as a serious force in B.C. Poetry.

The Whole Truth

By Max Fawcett | October 31, 2011

Max Fawcett is on the trail of dinosaurs… and dinosaur hunters.

Pages I Have Trouble With: 2. Indian Coastlines

By George Bowering | October 30, 2011

George Bowering files the second of a series of critical pieces, Pages I Have Trouble With