Canadian Literature's Issue 214 (Autumn 2012) is now available. The issue features articles by Germaine Warkentin, Susan Gingell, Deanna Reder, Allison Hargreaves, Daniel Heath Justice, Kristina Fagan Bidwell, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Andrea King, Joanne Leow, and Ana María Fraile, and new Canadian poetry & book reviews.
by Randal Chin
Nothing is perfect the first time.
Before the sewing needle had an eye,
it had a hook of many styles.
What then was the sock puppet?
A hat puppet, a glove puppet,
an underwear puppet,
and a jock-strap puppet.
Canada had the tuque puppet,
but the Americans—
they loved their tube socks.
This poem originally appeared in Canadian Literature #163 (Winter 1999), Asian Canadian Writing. (pg. 155)
Reviewed by Natasha Dagenais
L’auteur de plus d’une dizaine d’œuvres poétiques, Anthony Phelps, à la fois poète, romancier et diseur, commence son recueil Une phrase lente de violoncelle (2005) par « Il était une fois », des mots d’une simplicité trompeuse qui se trouvent dans la première section donnant son titre au recueil. Ces paroles narrent une histoire de rites de passage que reflètent les oscillations entr […more…]