Table of Contents

Contents

Words from the Editor

an interview with Patrick Lane

poetry by Patrick Lane
the war
temper
shingle
infidelity

shoes of a poet by Clarise Foster

for my friend patrick—in memoriam by Larry Fisk

poetry by Patrick O’Connell
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for bert r
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an introduction by Andris Taskans

poetry by patrick o’connell
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for yen
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poetry by Alexandra Pasian
the view from here
domesticity
pseudonyms
i am in love with poems about lemons

poetry by Deirdre Dwyer
swimming
the last swim

poetry by Sarah Keevil
speech figures
the glowworm cave

poetry by Dan MacIsaac
plath
plath redux

poetry by C. Michelle Deines
crossing georgia strait at night

poetry by Jason Guriel
the day frank o’hara died. detail.

poetry by L. Maleea Acker
alpujarra

poetry by Amy Leask
day of the dead

poetry by Anna Swanson
a new theory of darkness
the old chase
hard slow note

poetry by Rob Mclennan
grain speculations
on board or go (for & after adam seelig)

poetry by Ben Murray
the white wail

poetry by E. Alex Pierce
athena’s hand on cassandra’s shoulder
because to the majesty
arrival

poetry by Fiona Tinwei Lam
park

The Great Canadian Love Poem Contest Winners

1st place: Chris Nikkel
one knife between them

2nd place: John B. Lee
after the optic operation

3rd place: ben murray
you, sleeping

honourable mention: Chris Nikkel
when memories begin to fall awake