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  • The Perils and Pleasures of The Canadian Long Poem
    October 3, 2025

    The Perils and Pleasures of The Canadian Long Poem

    chrisbanks2015
  • “For Your Safety Please Hold On” – A Review of November, November by Isabella Wang (Nightwood Editions 2025)
    September 17, 2025

    “For Your Safety Please Hold On” – A Review of November, November by Isabella Wang (Nightwood Editions 2025)

    chrisbanks2015
  • Masks & Mischief: Reading Guy Elston’s The Character Actor Convention (The Porcupine’s Quill, Fall 2025)
    September 11, 2025

    Masks & Mischief: Reading Guy Elston’s The Character Actor Convention (The Porcupine’s Quill, Fall 2025)

    chrisbanks2015
  • Raging Against The Machines: A Review of Paul Vermeersch’s NMLCT: Poems (ECW Press, Fall 2025)
    September 10, 2025

    Raging Against The Machines: A Review of Paul Vermeersch’s NMLCT: Poems (ECW Press, Fall 2025)

    chrisbanks2015
  • Heart-Work: Robyn Sarah’s We’re Somewhere Else Now poems 2018-2024 (Biblioasis Press Fall 2025)
    September 7, 2025

    Heart-Work: Robyn Sarah’s We’re Somewhere Else Now poems 2018-2024 (Biblioasis Press Fall 2025)

    chrisbanks2015
  • From The Top Shelf: At The Edge of the Chopping there are no Secrets by John Thompson
    July 15, 2025

    From The Top Shelf: At The Edge of the Chopping there are no Secrets by John Thompson

    chrisbanks2015
  • Poetic Influence & Defamiliarizing Language
    June 12, 2025

    Poetic Influence & Defamiliarizing Language

    chrisbanks2015
  • SPEECH DRIES HERE ON THE TONGUE:
    June 2, 2025

    SPEECH DRIES HERE ON THE TONGUE:

    chrisbanks2015
  • In This Dazzling Light: A Conversation on Poetic States
    April 29, 2025

    In This Dazzling Light: A Conversation on Poetic States

    chrisbanks2015
  • True Gold: A Review of Evelyn Lau’s Parade of Storms (Anvil Press 2025)
    April 28, 2025

    True Gold: A Review of Evelyn Lau’s Parade of Storms (Anvil Press 2025)

    chrisbanks2015
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