Sunday, August 1, 2021

THE UNSWEPT ROOM

 Sharon Olds. The Unswept Room. Knopf, 2005. 


I have heard of the wonders of this poet's work for years and this is the first time I have found one of her books. Nothing disappoints. All the poems are challenging. Many are disturbing. My favourite is "Wilderness" about looking at the stars.




The WINTER WIVES

  Linden MacIntyre. THE WINTER WIVES. Random, 2021.  Angus (Byron), a Nova Scotia lawyer, faces an ethical conundrum upon  the death of his ...