Frank Carlson Library

Through a kaleidoscope of philosophy, critical theory, and folk theology, A Devil Every Day surveys the terrain where white Western culture blends into pure evil. Twisting into aphorisms, inner dialogues, and incantations, John Nyman's poems are caught between complacency and a disquieting agnosticism, contemplating the problematic pleasures and unremarkable monstrosities of the contemporary West. Ultimately, A Devil Every Day asks: what hope is there...

Souvent, le matin, une personne s'arme, se rend dans un lieu public et ouvre le feu sur ses semblables. « Doit-on imaginer Narcisse enragé? » Pendant ce temps, les écosystèmes s'effondrent, la Terre devient chaque jour plus inhospitalière. Les tueries de masse et la catastrophe écologique sont l'angoissant terreau dans lequel poussent les poèmes de ce livre. Devant cet horizon bloqué, qu'allons-nous devenir? Qui ou quoi interroger pour le...

After twelve years trapped in the throat of a serpent, a girl escapes. She returns to her village naked with a monstrous snakeskin trailing behind her. One decision at a time, she reclaims her life. Each character she encounters by land and sea-brute, healer, orphan, mystic, lover-reflects an unhealed aspect of herself and plots her recovery through symbolic milestones. Serpent's Wake is intended for adults and young adults exploring how, once fractured,...

In the spring of 2020, Jamie Sharpe was in New Brunswick, purportedly studying the famed Magnetic Hill outside Moncton. A dog-walker discovered Sharpe in a ditch, disrobed except for his backpack containing a manuscript … With his fifth collection, Get Well Soon, Sharpe reaffirms "he is utter master of his language. Whether [Sharpe's] poems are the result of long lucubration or the inspiration of the moment, they bear no mark of effort, and it...

Now part of Cambridge, Ontario, the village of Hespeler has produced some amazing artists. Renowned Canadian painter Frank Panabaker is well-known to art fans. He was born in Hespeler and started his long career there.Less known is the work of Vera Rosenberger. She was a teacher for over 40 years and retired in 1960. People still remember the elaborate works of art she effortlessly drew on the chalkboard.Shirley (Cox) Brent, was the first artist to...

The poetic mind by John Samurai is an epic chapbook of wonderous mini stories that will enchant you and leave you wanting for more. You will find in every poem in this collection something new and entertaining. The use of words is a true sign a of a master craftsman. You will enjoy the read be it a morning wake up with a cup of tea or coffee, or be it an evening read before sleep. Excitement awaits you among the poems on the pages of this book. Make...

In her exceptional poetic debut, Fawn Parker meditates on grief, illness, and the open-handed relationship between material objects and memory. Written after her mother was diagnosed with cancer, Soft Inheritance follows the poet's rapidly evolving reality where "kindness is a scar," though "not all scar-makers are kind." Both a treatise on the sick body and the state of "after"-post-caretaking, post-breakup, post-moving, and post-death-these poems...

G is a sound. Phonetically, it is represented as [χ]-and corresponds to خ in the Arabic alphabet-a guttural resonance shared between Afrikaans and Persian. Hinging on this mutual fricative sonically prominent in their respective languages, and a playful inclusion of homonyms across English, Afrikaans, and Persian, Klara du Plessis and Khashayar "Kess" Mohammadi composed G collaboratively in a shared Google document, an act of hospitality into their...

Embark on a journey of tranquility and reflection with "Calmness of Being: Poetry" by Stephy Samurai. In this captivating collection, Samurai invites readers to immerse themselves in the serene beauty of haiku. Each verse delicately crafted, evoking moments of stillness and profound introspection. Through the simplicity of nature-inspired imagery, Samurai captures the essence of existence, inviting readers to pause, breathe, and find solace in the...

In The Suspect We, Roxanna Bennett and Shane Neilson collaborate to make a documentary poetics concerning pandemic conditions for the mad, neurodivergent, and disabled. Written while the world huddled indoors, The Suspect W is the product of a poetic friendship as well as a reaction to it. Throughout, Bennett and Neilson query CanLit politics and care deficiencies as mutually dependent while also taking care of one another through their own work and...