The Limits of Civil Liberties
May 12, 2012 by
Stan Persky
Filed under Articles, Featured, Probes
It’s the 50th anniversary of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. Stan Persky, a long-time BCCLA member, reflects.
The Poet and the Sound of His Own Voice
May 10, 2012 by
Brian Fawcett
Filed under Featured, Probes
Brian Fawcett does some textual analysis for a confused reader of Montreal poet Norm Sibum, and explains the difference between a “blog” and an edited website.
A Poetry War in Prince George
April 5, 2012 by
Brian Fawcett
Filed under Articles, Featured, Probes
There’s a war going on in Prince George, B.C., and its no joke. Brian Fawcett identifies the differing sides, and the stakes involved. They’re quite a lot larger than they might seem.
In Defense of Postnorth
March 16, 2012 by
Graham Pearce
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There’s a poetry war going on in Northern, B.C.. It isn’t a joke, and the stakes are real. Graham Pearce offers a description of what it’s about
Black Bear Diplomacy — A Modest Proposal
Sid Marty goes down to the woods today. The big surprise is that the bears are in big trouble.
Letter from Macedonia
December 18, 2011 by
Myrna Kostash
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Myrna Kostash delivers her account of Macedonia. She’s now back in Canada.
Why Jean Meslier matters
November 9, 2011 by
Max Fawcett
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Max Fawcett searches for the prophet of atheism.
Letter from Sofia, Bulgaria, October, 2011
November 9, 2011 by
Myrna Kostash
Filed under Probes
When I travelled through eastern/south-eastern Europe in the 1980s – this would result in the book Bloodlines in 1993 - I did not go to Bulgaria, quite deliberately. Among other things at the time, I was trying to situate my Slavic origins in Slavic histories in Europe, especially in those places as in [...]
19 questions with George Stanley
October 25, 2011 by
Rob McLennan
Filed under Articles, Featured, Probes
Vancouver poet George Stanley talks about his work, from “Tete Rouge” to “After Desire.”
Letter from Sofia, Bulgaria, September 30, 2011
October 25, 2011 by
Myrna Kostash
Filed under Articles, Probes
Myrna Kostash files her second travel report, this time from Sofia, Bulgaria. The first report, from Serbia, is in the archive..


