The Open Issue
Fall 2012. Vol. 35 No.2
Featured conversation with well-known Canadian poet, Jeanette Lynes. Thoughts of another well-known Canadian poet, Tim Bowling, in response to the loss of the very important American poet Adrienne Rich.
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Calling from Beirut
by Elee Kraljii GardinerThere is no order and there is nothing we can hold onto that is called order. Wires swoon from rooftop... -
The Triumph of Hugh Hefner
by Jeanette LynesHurtled his roadster straight through the great books of his country, never once stopped for gas or swerved to avoid... -
last ditch
by Jessie Jonesand if i wasn’t moving, i was dead, dry fibres stretched down my throat and all was green, tall, shuddering... -
Potentially Inaccurate
by Nicholas M. BugdenAlike the stars that far do shine, are shone to us with days still ravelled. We are not seen... -
Single Pansy among Stones
by Shelley A. LeedahlYellowest ear. Stepped on rather than around, and no sisters. Holy granite. Saladable? Perish that fancy. Trying so hard... -
Translating Paul Celan
by Leonard NeufeldtNothing is as it seems, but buds on the trellis are the colour of wine. Crocus bowls brim with fresh... -
Marine Biology
by Andrew BattershillYou asked me if I knew how kite fish kiss, and I said I didn’t and you leaned forward, slid... -
Language that Burns: Remembering Adrienne Rich
by Tim BowlingThere are poets, and then there are poets. The first category is large and consists of all those who write... -
An Interview with Jeanette Lynes
Interviewed by Clarise FosterClarise Foster: I understand you have a new book about to be released. What is the title? When will it...