Writings

Poetry Blurbs

The Witch of the Inner Wood: Collected Long Poems
by M. Travis Lane
Fredericton, NB: Goose Lane, 2016
378pp; $40.00

Travis Lane keeps the Aristotelian tradition in poetry:  To move from lyric poetry to longer verse-forms. Thus, she …

Fiction Reviews 

The Old World and Other Stories 
by Cary Fagan.
Toronto, ON: House of Anansi, 2017
288 pp $19.95

Inspired by discarded photographs from the past, prolific Toronto-based author Cary Fagan has crafted a remarkable collection of “snapshots,”—that …

*Fiction Review 

Like a Mule Bringing Ice-Cream to the Sun  
by Sarah Ladipo Manyika
UK: Cassava Republic, 2016
118pp, £9.99

Morayo Da Silva is a retired literature professor from Nigeria approaching her 75th birthday – “ancient” by her home …