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My Ariel

My Ariel

by Sina Queyras

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What If Zen Gardens

What If Zen Gardens

by Henry Beissel

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The Cloud Versus Grand Unification Theory

The Cloud Versus Grand Unification Theory

Poems

by Chris Banks

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Homesickness is a Forgotten Art

Homesickness is a Forgotten Art

by Joël Pourbaix
translated by Donald Winkler

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What the Soul Doesn't Want

What the Soul Doesn't Want

by Lorna Crozier

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pihta “kwa wihta (Cree Edition)

pihta “kwa wihta (Cree Edition)

by Joseph A. Dandurand
translated by Randy Morin

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Next Door to the Butcher Shop

Next Door to the Butcher Shop

by Rodney DeCroo

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Escape from Wreck City

Escape from Wreck City

by John Creary

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Shut Up Slow Down Let Go Breathe

Shut Up Slow Down Let Go Breathe

by Marcus McCann

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Cheer Up, Jay Ritchie

Cheer Up, Jay Ritchie

by Jay Ritchie

“With their clever - but never glib - concision of image, and emotional directedness, these poems actually make me feel something, and that is somet …

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Drakkar Noir

Drakkar Noir

by Jeramy Dodds

“Bejeweled and bedazzled, punning and punk, the poems of Drakkar Noir swim through surreal pools and climb out dripping and invigorated. They are gr …

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Whazzat?

Whazzat?

by Roger Nash

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Trailer Park Elegy

Trailer Park Elegy

by Cornelia Hoogland

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The Essential John Reibetanz

The Essential John Reibetanz

by John Reibetanz
selected by Jeffery Donaldson

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Panicle

Panicle

by Gillian Sze

“In Panicle, Sze writes, ‘people grew alphabets / and found a way / to make voice / into marks / just so we could see / sounds.’ But it is she w …

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Cries from the Ark

Cries from the Ark

by Dan MacIsaac

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Blowing Grass Empire

Blowing Grass Empire

by Mark Lavorato

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Woman Who Went to the Moon, The

Woman Who Went to the Moon, The

Poems of Igloolik

by Rosemary Clewes

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Simultaneous Windows

Simultaneous Windows

by Mary Corkery

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An Honest Woman

An Honest Woman

by Jonina Kirton

" page as bone — ink as blood is restorative, intimate poetry, drawing down ancestral ideas into the current moment's breath. Writing from a place …

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A Samurai's Pink House

A Samurai's Pink House

by Sonia Saikaley

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Girls with Stone Faces, The

Girls with Stone Faces, The

by Arleen Paré

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Washing Off The Raccoon Eyes

Washing Off The Raccoon Eyes

by Margo LaPierre

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The Chemical Life

The Chemical Life

by Jim Johnstone

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The Size of a Bird

The Size of a Bird

by Clementine Morrigan

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Control Suppress Delete

Control Suppress Delete

by Angela Hibbs

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The More

The More

by Ronna Bloom
edited by Phil Hall

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Collected Poems of Alden Nowlan

Collected Poems of Alden Nowlan

by Alden Nowlan
edited by Brian Bartlett

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Once There Were Giants

Once There Were Giants

The Modern Montreal Poets Who Set Out to Build a National Literature

by David O'Rourke

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The 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology

The 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology

A Selection of the Shortlist

edited by Sue Goyette; George Szirtes & Joan Naviyuk Kane

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Comma

Comma

by Jennifer Still

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A Temporary Stranger

A Temporary Stranger

by Jamie Reid

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Same Diff

Same Diff

by Donato Mancini

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Other Houses

Other Houses

by Kate Cayley

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Bad Ideas

Bad Ideas

by Michael V. Smith

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All We Saw

All We Saw

by Anne Michaels

Praise for Correspondences:
 • "[Correspondences], for all its modesty, attempts something momentous. It is a sustained interrogation of language, m …

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Better Nature

Better Nature

by Fenn Stewart

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The Heart Is Improvisational

The Heart Is Improvisational

An Anthology in Poetic Form

edited by Carol Lipszyc
by Patrick Lane & Lorna Crozier

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Precious Energy

Precious Energy

by Shannon Bramer

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Narrow Bridge

Narrow Bridge

by Barbara Pelman

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For the Despairing Alone

For the Despairing Alone

by René Lapierre
translated by Donald Winkler

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breathing at dusk

breathing at dusk

by Beth Goobie

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All Violet

All Violet

by Rani Rivera

"A star student and sweet friend, Rani's death hurts in a way only she could describe with beauty and grace: “I love them pretty/with their ugliness …

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Smaller Hours

Smaller Hours

by Kevin Shaw

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Bottles and Bones

Bottles and Bones

by Ayesha Chatterjee

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Canticles I, The

Canticles I, The

(mmxvii)

by George Elliott Clarke

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Blackbird Song

Blackbird Song

by Randy Lundy

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The Gorge

The Gorge

Selected Writing

by Nancy Shaw
edited by Catriona Strang

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My Ariel
What If Zen Gardens
The Cloud Versus Grand Unification Theory
Homesickness is a Forgotten Art
What the Soul Doesn't Want
pihta “kwa wihta (Cree Edition)
Next Door to the Butcher Shop
Escape from Wreck City
Shut Up Slow Down Let Go Breathe
Cheer Up, Jay Ritchie
Drakkar Noir
Whazzat?
Trailer Park Elegy
The Essential John Reibetanz
Panicle
Cries from the Ark
Blowing Grass Empire
Woman Who Went to the Moon, The
Simultaneous Windows
An Honest Woman
A Samurai's Pink House
Girls with Stone Faces, The
Washing Off The Raccoon Eyes
The Chemical Life
The Size of a Bird
Control Suppress Delete
The More
Collected Poems of Alden Nowlan
Once There Were Giants
The 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology
Comma
A Temporary Stranger
Same Diff
Other Houses
Bad Ideas
All We Saw
Better Nature
The Heart Is Improvisational
Precious Energy
Narrow Bridge
For the Despairing Alone
breathing at dusk
All Violet
Smaller Hours
Bottles and Bones
Canticles I, The
Blackbird Song
The Gorge
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Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2017 Books for Young Readers Preview

By Kerry Clare

The best in picture books, middle-grade and YA. (It's so good!) 

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Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books on Respect

By Kerry Clare

Books about respecting differences, community, one's own self, and the earth.

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Carol Bruneau: Change Your Take on Nova Scotia Lit

By Kerry Clare

"This is no mere exercise in voice: this is a reflection of a writer utterly in touch with her stories—not only what they are, but how they are, overlooking nothing in her craft. Bruneau is a master …

The Chat With Naben Ruthnum

The Chat With Naben Ruthnum

By Trevor Corkum

We’re leading off the fall in conversation with Naben Ruthnum, author of Curry: Eating, Reading, and Race. Curry is part of the Exploded Views nonfiction series published by Coach House Books.

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Annette Lapointe: How’d We Get All the Way Out Here?

By Kerry Clare

The author of You Are Not Needed Now on stories whose characters are found in strange and unexpected places. 

Start Reading Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed a Jungle to Find a Home

Start Reading Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed a Jungle to Find a Home

By Kiley Turner

We are delighted to present an excerpt from the new book, Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home.

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2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist

Brother Transit The Bone Mother We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night Minds of Winter Boundary Tumbleweed Next Year, For Sure Bellevue Square Son of a Trickster The Dark and Other Love Stories I Am A Truck
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Books for Orange Shirt Day

Speaking Our Truth Stolen Words I Am Not a Number Fatty Legs Not My Girl Dear Canada: These Are My Words Righting Canada's Wrongs: Residential Schools Sugar Falls When We Were Alone Shi-shi-etko A Stranger At Home As Long as the Rivers Flow
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2018 Kobzar Literary Award Shortlist

Unbound No Free Man Kapusta Unearthed
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2017 Alberta Book Publishing Awards

The Frontier of Patriotism Lost Animal Club Fur Trade in the West, The One Child Reading The Primary Care Toolkit for Anxiety and Related Disorders Strangers Among Us
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Indie booksellers from coast to coast tell us the books they can't stop recommending to their customers

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Authors and avid readers in the know love up their favourite Canadian reads

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