“Cool, clean, precise, the descent into a deep, memorable cenote, is where Ken Cathers captures the world in a cavern. His short lines focus attention on apparent minutia, which is the first unravelling of seedpod, pure liquid, a flower you had not until that moment imagined. In words as minimal as I, he, she, 700 years of history, of Tenochtitlan, of Aztecs and invading rulers in Cathers’ Letters from the Old Country centre the universe in as few words as possible. Ken Cathers, like John Pass, is ‘the best poet you’ve never heard of’. Paul went on to the GG, and Ken deserves the same.” ~ D.C. Reid, author of These Elegies

Born (1951) and raised in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island, Ken Cathers has a B.A.from the University of Victoria and a M.A. from York University in Toronto. He is a senior pulp operator at Harmac Pacific Pulp Mill on Vancouver Island where he has worked for over 22 years. He has been married since 1971 to his wife Inge, they have raised two sons, Jason and Devon, and are now enjoying their new found freedom.

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