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Down Hammett's Lane Down Hammett's Lane Becky D. Alexander Becky Alexander was raised down Hammett's Lane during the 1950's and '60's. She and her three siblings lived an idyllic childhood, in which they explored the swamps, fields, and woodlands of the Hamm… OL12609977W
One Ticket Five Rides One Ticket Five Rides Steven Laird,Ingrid Ruthig,Gwynn Scheltema,Andrea Stone,Ruth E. Walker Poetry chapbook of work by the five editors of "Lichen Literary Journal". OL13761078W
Huge Blue Huge Blue Patrick M. Pilarski **From the publisher:** A collection of short-form travel sketches—contemporary haiku, tanka, haibun, tanka prose, senryu, and quatrains—*Huge Blue* is a poetic tour guide to Canada’s stunning wester… OL15167239W
The terrible tickler The terrible tickler Stephen Mooser The annual Wrestle Bowl is coming up, and Alvin's opponent will be Brian Brown. Alvin's terribly ticklish, and Brian is the Terrible Tickler. Unless he can find a rule against tickling, Alvin's bound… OL15562593W
The Other Side of Ourselves The Other Side of Ourselves Rob Taylor *The Other Side of Ourselves*, Rob Taylor’s award-winning debut collection of poems, explores the real and imagined worlds of our everyday lives. These poems are united in their consideration of what… OL15709210W
Hey world, here I am! Hey world, here I am! Jean Little From the Publisher: Kate Bloomfield is back! And she's got a lot to say-about school and friends and parents, about cartwheels (she can't do them), about parsnips (she won't eat them), about being a… OL16038678W
Two skeletons on the telephone and other poems from Tough City Two skeletons on the telephone and other poems from Tough City Paul Duggan A collection of poems with an emphasis on the grisly or ghastly, including "If You're Strolling in a Sewer," "Mr. One Leg," and "A Vampire Bit a Ghostly Neck." OL16045238W
Canadian poetry, 1920 to 1960 Canadian poetry, 1920 to 1960 Brian Trehearne "The poets in this anthology, all of whom matured creatively between 1920 and 1960, considered it one of their primary obligations to modernize Canadian writing, to bring the country's poetry out of … OL16712003W
Letters from the savage mind Letters from the savage mind Patrick Lane Poems OL16760123W
Shrapnel Shrapnel Becky D. Alexander Every soldier has stories: some they hold tight and close to their hearts, some they will share at appropriate times. The poems in this book are based on my remembrances of my father, Jim Alexander, … OL16807648W
Thirsty Thirsty Dionne Brand This is a poem about the city. About a man who has visions, hovering on the edge but hating it, restless and at war with the world but wanting the peace that passeth understanding. Everything he does… OL17762148W
Hungry for math Hungry for math Kari-Lynn Winters An anthology of math-related poems for young readers introduces a range of number concepts, from measuring time and recognizing patterns to counting objects and making estimates. OL17879130W
Under my skin Under my skin Orville Lloyd Douglas 'Under my skin' asks a lot of questions, questions that demand answers: why are young black gay men invisible in Canada's queer and black communities? Do their lives really matter? How do young black… OL17907449W
The New long poem anthology The New long poem anthology Sharon Thesen 375 p. ; 23 cm OL18275219W
New provinces New provinces Michael Gnarowski xxxii, viii, 77 p. ; 23 cm OL18336713W
Co-incidences Co-incidences Pierre DesRuisseaux 280 p. ; 23 cm OL18943202W
The Great Anglo-Boer War The Great Anglo-Boer War Tom Farley,Byron Farwell The first important military challenge to the British Empire in almost a century came from the Dutch-speaking settlers in South Africa. This popular military history emphasizes two dimensions--the in… OL1945968W
The flame The flame Leonard Cohen,Adam Cohen A collection of lyrics, poems, notebook sketches, and self-portraits maps the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee's singular creative journey through the weeks just prior to his death. "The Flame is… OL19762958W
Even this page is white Even this page is white Vivek Shraya Vivek Shraya's debut collection of poetry is a bold and timely interrogation of skin—its origins, functions, and limitations. Poems that range in style from starkly concrete to limber break down the … OL20036402W
Passage Passage Gwen Benaway "In her second collection of Poetry, Passage, Gwen Benaway examines what it means to experience violence and speaks to the burden of survival. Travelling to Northern Ontario and across the Great Lake… OL20042682W
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