Books tagged: Nature
A History of the Theories of Rain
By Stephen Collis
“Can you walk away from a climate?” Maybe. But “in the future / everyone will have their fifteen minutes of blame. ” A History of the Theories of Rain explores the strange effect our current sense of impending doom has on our relation to time, approaching the unfolding ... Read more
A History of Touch
By Erin Vance
Bearing witness to women in history.
A History of Touching is a poetry collection about women in folklore and history who were ill, disabled, or otherwise labelled ‘hysteric. ’ The work bears witness to the lives of women with varying experiences, such as a woman whose epilepsy ... Read more
A Matins Flywheel
By John Lent
In his new book of poems, A Matins Flywheel, John Lent brings a life-long fascination with literary forms to the hybrid prose/poetry of a new long poem called “Matins for St. Agnes of The Crossroads: 62nd Avenue and 109th Street, Edmonton,” and to the new, loose, genre-mixing ... Read more
After the Hatching Oven
By David Alexander
After the Hatching Oven explores chickens: their evolution as a domesticated species; their place in history, pop culture and industrial agriculture; their exploitation and their liberation. Alexander takes us deep into the world of this common species, examining every conceivable ... Read more
All the Names Between
By Julia McCarthy
Poems that form an eloquent, searching contemplation of ?the warp and weft of being and nonbeing. ?
All the Names Between is Nova Scotia poet Julia McCarthy?s meditative and crackling-with-dark-energy third collection. From her observation of ?long-horned beetles. .. rearranging ... Read more
All the Names Between
By Julia McCarthy
Poems that form an eloquent, searching contemplation of “the warp and weft of being and nonbeing. ”
All the Names Between is Nova Scotia poet Julia McCarthy’s meditative and crackling-with-dark-energy third collection. From her observation of “long-horned beetles. .. ... Read more
An Unorthodox Guide to Wildlife
By Katie Vautour
Katie Vatour’s extraordinary debut collection is an eclectic examination of the space where humans and animals meet, where migratory patterns encounter commercial flights, and birds appear as fishermen, security guards, and street performers. There are riffs on the chameleon ... Read more
Anarchy of Light
By José Acquelin
Translated by Howard Scott
"Anarchy of Light" is a wondrous collection of poems intricately written with a remarkable use of language. José Acquelin's poetry provides luminous insights into our complex lives while being both meditative and lucid. This book reveals the author's philosophy, his views on ... Read more