Alexander M. Forbes

January 29, 2015


Works by Alexander M. Forbes

Book ReviewsPoetry

Book Reviews by Alexander M. Forbes

Recollections
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Canadian Literature 173 (Summer 2002): 157-158.
  • Hogg: The Poems and Drawings by Barry Callaghan
  • Michael Bullock: Selected Works 1936-1996 by Peter Loeffler (Editor) and Jack Steward (Editor)
Breaking Out of the Lens
By Deena Rymhs and Alexander M. Forbes
Published in First Nations Writing. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 167 (Winter 2000): 139-141.
  • Hollywood's Indian: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film by Peter C. Rollins (Editor) and John E. O'Connor (Editor)
  • Speaking for the Generations: Native Writers on Writing by Simon Ortiz (Editor)
Art Poetry
Transcultural Passages
By Louise Ladouceur and Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Gay and Lesbian Writing in Canadian Literature. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 159 (Winter 1998): 191-193.
  • Culture in Transit: Translating the Literature of Quebec by Sherry Simon (Editor)
  • Marcel Pursued by the Hounds by Michel Tremblay, Bill Glassco (Translator) and John Van Burek (Translator)
  • The Drama of Our Past: Major Plays from Nineteenth-Century Quebec by Leonard E. Doucette
Autobiography Essays Film First Nations Native Studies
Interrupted Voices
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Women and War. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 151 (Winter 1996): 145-147.
  • Girl by the Water by Gary Geddes (Author)
  • Old Bank Notes by Raymond Souster
Poetry
Waterfronts
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Women and War. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 151 (Winter 1996): 144-145.
  • Dancing in Limbo by Al Pittman
  • Talking to Ghosts by Philip Gardner
Poetry
Eyes & Letters
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Women and War. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 151 (Winter 1996): 142-144.
  • Allowing the Light by Mary Dalton
  • bending with the wind by nick avis
Poetry
Lives & Elegies
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Community Values. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 148 (Spring 1996): 140-141.
  • Riding the Long Black Horse by Raymond Souster
  • Voyeur: Selected and New Poems 1972-1991 by Marco Fraticelli
  • Abbey: Selected Poems 1959 to 1989 by Lloyd Abbey
Confessions
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Community Values. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 148 (Spring 1996): 143-144.
  • Popping Fuchsias by Robin Skelton
  • Mating in Captivity by Genni Gunn
  • Riffs by Dennis Lee (Author)
Passages
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Women, City, Wilderness. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 146 (Autumn 1995): 162-164.
  • To Scatter Stones by M. T. Dohaney
  • Drowning in Darkness by Peter Oliva
  • Sex and Character by F. G. Paci
Ethnic History Novel Poetry
Transformations
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Native, Individual, State. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 144 (Spring 1995): 177-179.
  • Forests of the Medieval World by Don Coles
  • Short Talks by Anne Carson (Author)
Novel
Chiarascuro
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Past, Present, Future. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 138-139 (Autumn/Winter 1993): 183-184.
  • Gravity and Light by Margaret Blackwood, Anne M. Kelly and Kerry Slavens
  • Month's Mind by John V. Hicks
Children's Literature Ecocriticism Gender Language/Linguistics Multiculturalism Mythology Native Studies Novel Poetry Sexuality
Maps
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Past, Present, Future. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 138-139 (Autumn/Winter 1993): 181-183.
  • The Rage of Space Poems by Philip Stratford
  • Port Ebony by Dan Jalowica
  • Echoes in Silence by W. J. Keith
Poetry
Timespaces
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Past, Present, Future. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 138-139 (Autumn/Winter 1993): 179-181.
  • The "Patricia" Album and Other Poems by Colleen Thibaudeau
  • One Fish from the Rooftop by John Mikhail Asfour
  • Labyrinths: poems from five cities by Michael Bullock
Cultural Geography Poetry
Past Perfect / Past Imperfect
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Past, Present, Future. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 138-139 (Autumn/Winter 1993): 184-185.
  • The Hour's Acropolis by John Pass
  • Mortal Remains by Patrick Lane
Poetry
Ceremonies
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Female Subjects & Male Plots. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 137 (Summer 1993): 82-84.
  • Barebacked with Rain by Nadine Shelly
  • Impromptu Feats of Balance by Michael Redhill
Poetry
Moonlight & Thresholds
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Female Subjects & Male Plots. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 137 (Summer 1993): 85-87.
  • Family Album by Stephen Morrissey
  • Moonlight Saving Time by Bill Howell (Author)
  • Poems at My Doorstep by Ajmer Rode
Poetry
Confirmations and Doubts
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in South Asian Connections. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 132 (Spring 1992): 188-190.
  • Light of Burning Towers: Poems New & Selected by Gary Geddes
  • Conflicting Readings: Variety and Validity in Interpretation by Paul B. Armstrong
  • Vers Libre: The Emergence of Free Verse in France 1886-1914 by Clive Scott

Poetry by Alexander M. Forbes

Warren Tallman
By Alexander M. Forbes
Published in Contemporary Poetics. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 155 (Winter 1997): 162-162.
Drama Language/Linguistics Nineteenth Century Quebec