Swing in the Hollow

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‘Swing In the Hollow’ is a debut collection that struggles with the service and spoil of lyrical attention. In quirky and precise turns, Knighton’s language teases a sense of phenomena from the rubbish and rubble of atrophied urban experience.

“It is wonderfully subtle and witty, with the title setting a tone for the poems to follow.” – Winnipeg Free Press

AUTHOR

Ryan Knighton

Ryan Knighton’s most recent book is ‘Cockeyed: A Memoir’ (Penguin Books, 2006). He is also the co-author of ‘Cars’ with George Bowering (Coach House, 2002). His journalism and satirical essays have appeared in such magazines as ‘Utne’ and ‘Saturday Night’, and in such newspapers as ‘The Globe and Mail’, ‘The Vancouver Sun’, and ‘The Montreal Gazette’. He is presently undertaking a documentary film with director Scott Smith ( ‘Falling Angels’) called ‘As Slow As Possible’. It involves a pipe organ and over six hundred years of hope.