A mixed bag of poetry, graphic novels, non-graphic novels, literary criticism and other non-fiction.

66. Selected Poems, by Robert Bringhurst
(Gaspereau Press, 2009)

I haven’t read Bringhurst before, but this collection was recommended to me. It contains selected poems from several other works. Philosophy and a wandering geography, from Japan to the Middle East and elsewhere, I’m not sure I was up to some of these poems, but I’d like to see more. This is a collection I can see myself coming back to again, and again.

67. The Giant Seed, by Arthur Geisert
(Enchanted Lion Books, 2012)

A wordless children’s book featuring a town of tiny pigs, whose homes are destroyed due to a volcanic eruption.  They fly away to safety on giant seeds. Continue reading »

April seemed to be a month for poetry and reading books for Broken Pencil reviews.

36. Attack of the Copula Spiders, by Douglas Glover
(Biblioasis, 2012)

The subtitle proclaims this a collection of essays about writing, and while the first two may be construed as such, the remaining essays are primarily concerned with reading.

It’s a great book. Look for my review in the next issue of Broken Pencil.

37. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles, by Haruki Murakami
(Vintage, 1994, 1998)

The first book I read by Murakami was  Norwegian Wood in January. I was told it was unlike his other books, as this is only the second I’ve read by him, and I’m still not sure how I feel about that. Continue reading »