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Poetry in Motion: Chris Hutchinson + Lost Signal
Poet Chris Hutchinson returns with his latest collection, Lost Signal (Palimpsest Press), a celebration of the adaptability of language, even among various earthly crises. Hear Chris read “How I Ended Up on the Shores of Labrador” from the collection, below.
More about Lost Signal:
In Lost Signal, Chris Hutchinson celebrates the resilience and adaptability of language, while locating the tipping points of our ongoing environmental, informational, and humanitarian crises. Subtle semantic shifts mirror ideological rifts — yet lyricism thrives, along with a diversity of perspectives, forms, and styles, affirming faith in the power of the human spirit to challenge the insidious forces shaping our collective present.
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Born in Montreal, Chris Hutchinson is the author of the poetry books Unfamiliar Weather (Muses’ Company, 2005), Other People’s Lives (Brick Books, 2009), A Brief History of the Short-lived (Nightwood Editions, 2012), which was shortlisted for Acorn-Plantos Award, and In the Vicinity of Riches (icehouse poetry, 2020). His novel Jonas in Frames (Goose Lane Editions, 2014) has been variously described as a “picaresque novel,” a “speculative autobiography in verse,” and “an epic poem disguised as a novel.” His poetry chapbook, Meanwhile Myrmidons was released in the fall of 2021 by Anstruther Press, and his sixth book, the poetry collection Lost Signal, was published by Palimpsest Press in spring, 2025.
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Lost Signal is available now, here or from your favourite indie bookstore.
