Joe Rosenblatt is an accomplished author and artist who, over the course of a five-decade career has produced over twenty books of poetry, fiction, non-fiction and visual art. He was the second poet to be published by Coach House Press, which released The LSD Leacock in 1966. Rosenblatt has since received several major awards, including the Governor General's Award for his poetry collection Top Soil, as well as the B.C. Book Prize for Poetry Hotel in 1986. He lives in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island.
World Poetry Day is right around the corner (March 21st) and there really couldn't be a better time to bring you three poetry picks from our Off/Kilter column. These collections all offer a window into the surreal nature of our world, and show us how, through this warped reflection, ... Read more
We're only turning up the heat this summer (and the A/C) with some smokin' hot staff picks for reading by the lake, beach, backyard or anywhere summeresque we can park ourselves. Check out what's in our ALU tote bags this summer!
We know, we know – as of late, we’ve been shining the spotlight on cats. But it’s summer – the dog days of summer, if you will – and we thought we’d feature some pup-adorned covers for this edition of cover collage. Sniff someone inappropriately (please don’t), ... Read more
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