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December 20, 2009

December 18, 2009

December 17, 2009

Hat Trick!
I found out about this a while ago, but it's official now: For the third time and five years, yours truly, despite what some deem a loutish insensitivity to the intentions behind poets' work, has won Arc magazine's Critic's Desk Award for best short review, for my review of Don Domanski's selected Earthly Pages. Fellow snarkist Carmine Starnino took the prize for best long review, for his essay on Margaret Atwood's The Door. The judge this year was the esteemed Russell Brown, U of T prof and ...
0 comments Published on December 17, 2009 12:24

December 16, 2009

December 12, 2009

Oft-cited
A very nifty essay on sonnets and maths in a UK fusion journal, which cites a few of yours truly's observations on the sonnet from my intro to Jailbreaks. (PDF link; essay starts on p. 48)
0 comments Published on December 12, 2009 16:55
So. Friggin. Cool.


Thanks to The Afterword for posting this.
0 comments Published on December 12, 2009 07:11
ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD


I'll have one because the night is youngAnd one because it's oldOne to try and buy some funAnd one because it's soldI'll have one for the coming darkAnd one more for the road
I'll have one for my wife and sonAnd one for burning coalOne because the job is doneAnd one to fill my bowlI'll have one for the dying sparkAnd one more for the road
I'll have one because my heart is leadAnd one because it's goldOne to help me lose my headAnd one I'd like to holdI'll have one for the shooting starsAnd one ...
0 comments Published on December 12, 2009 06:56
Best Canadian Poems
Al Moritz talks to The Afterword about his editorship of The Best Canadian Poems. Haven't seen this yet, myself. The first edition was a very pleasant surprise.
0 comments Published on December 12, 2009 05:48

December 11, 2009

Millestones (sic)
It's somehow appropriate that the dumb bit of doggerel preceding this post was the 1000th to appear on this blog. And this vapid observation is the 1001st!
0 comments Published on December 11, 2009 17:49

December 10, 2009

CHEZ CLAUDETTE


Feel like you're stuck
in the same old routine,
bogged and clogged in a rut?
My friend, you're in luck:
Claudette has twenty-nine types of poutine!
0 comments Published on December 10, 2009 18:50

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