Re-discovering Di Brandt’s poetry

2024-09-03T11:56:03-04:00

Di Brandt's Speaking of Power (2006) I came across Di Brandt's work shortly after university when I was finally able to read what I wanted to read from the library shelves, my trusty alumnus card in hand, borrowing from the HQs and PRs like nobody's business. This was in the

Re-discovering Di Brandt’s poetry2024-09-03T11:56:03-04:00

In my imagination, I was wearing a tutu

2014-03-09T18:35:44-04:00

Noel Streatfeild's Ballet Shoes (1936) Bonnie and Paul Zindel's A Star for the Latecomer (1980) I wanted to be a ballerina when I grew up. My best friend and I practiced the five positions (complete with leaping and twirling in and out of them) on the couch in her family

In my imagination, I was wearing a tutu2014-03-09T18:35:44-04:00

A seriously satisfying novel

2014-03-09T17:49:51-04:00

Ann-Marie MacDonald's Fall on Your Knees (1996) Image links to Canada Reads 2010   This is a re-read for me, and the last of the books I've been reading and re-reading with 2010's Canada Reads in mind. I heard a few people commenting on how hard (even how

A seriously satisfying novel2014-03-09T17:49:51-04:00

Persephone: Why Hetty Dorval?

2014-02-27T16:14:52-05:00

1949; New Canadian Library 1990 I don’t really need an answer to the question I’ve posed. I understand why Persephone would have chosen to print Hetty Dorval over The Innocent Traveller: Ethel Wilson’s first book is certainly a striking work and brings to mind other brilliant novellas (e.g.

Persephone: Why Hetty Dorval?2014-02-27T16:14:52-05:00

Getting to know the author Elizabeth Smart

2014-02-27T16:00:34-05:00

Elizabeth Smart’s Autobiographies (1987) I vividly recall my first attempt at By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept; I read about one page and set it aside because I’d been looking for a quick read. Despite its slim form, Elizabeth Smart’s work is the sort that, for me,

Getting to know the author Elizabeth Smart2014-02-27T16:00:34-05:00
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