In Review: The Week of August 5th

On the Blog

~ Poet D.A Lockhart shares his thoughts on decolonization, layers of place, and Indigenous Poetics: “It is critical that our songs transform with the times. […] They must find their footholds in the books and writings and stories of our contemporary world.”~ For our first week of August #alubookclub we interview editor Susan Renouf on what struck her about Missy Marston’s Bad Ideas (ECW Press): “[…] the authorial voice. It was so distinctive—confident, ironic, funny, caring.~ Get your headphones ready! Author Tracey Waddleton threw together a perfect playlist to go along with every story in her debut collection Send More Tourists…the Last Ones Were Delicious (Breakwater Books).~ Hiking season calls for Michael Haynes’s The Best of the Great Trail, Vol 2 (Goose Lane Editions), a look at 30 must-see trails of Western Canada. Check out our three featured trails to get your trail-hopping started.

Around the Web

~ Revolutionary thinker Toni Morrison died this week at the age of 88 but her writing advice lives on.~ How well do you know your classic novels? Take this Mental Floss quiz to find out.~ Take a page from our #alubookclub and start your own. Medium.

ICYMI

On the Curve, The Life and Art of Sybil Andrews