The Limits of Civil Liberties

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

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.

Letter from Berlin: Gunter Grass’s Poem

Gunter Grass writes a poem, and something happens. Stan Persky explains.

Terry Glavin’s Afghanistan, and ours, too.

Terry Glavin doesn’t see Afghanistan the way the mass media and the progressive left do. Brian Fawcett thinks he’s got it right, and that we’re all involved.

A Poetry War in Prince George

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.

The Errors of Their Ways: A French Lesson

Lola Lemire Tostevin has some pointed remarks about Franchophile anglos who massacre the French language because they don’t notice that being a Francophile isn’t the same thing as being a Francophone.

Letter from Berlin: John Cage Season

In Berlin, spring is in the air. So is the music of John Cage.

Who Killed CanLit?

John Harris looks at the recent Canadian Notes and Queries issue on who killed CanLit, whether or not it’s really dead, and whether a bunch of comfortable white guys are positioned to determine its condition.

The Love That Dared to Write Its Name

Stan Persky assesses Christopher Bram’s history of contemporary gay writing.

In Defense of Postnorth

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

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