About 35 people braved a dark and stormy night on 9 November 2017 to attend the launch of Don Martin’s anthology of contemporary Christian poetry. They were treated to four superb readings. Each poet read poems included in … Continued
Launch and reception: “In the Company of All” by John Terpstra. 19 November 2016
For an interview between Bernadette Rule and John Terpstra about In the Company of All, go to https://archive.org/details/308JohnTerpstraFeb.122017
John Terpstra, “In the Company of All”
John Terpstra is a poet and non-fiction writer who lives and works as a carpenter and cabinetmaker in Hamilton, Ontario. He has published nine books of poetry and four works of non-fiction. In addition to many … Continued
Hugh Anson-Cartwright, Bookseller: A Celebration
Out of print Here is a review of this collection of reminiscences: http://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/bsc/article/viewFile/18232/15164
Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, “Mystic Playground”
Pier Giorgio Di Cicco was born in Italy and raised in Maryland, Montreal, and Toronto. He died in December 2019 near Orillia, Ont. He was the author of more than 20 books of poetry and a book on city building … Continued
“Mystic Playground” by Pier Giorgio Di Cicco launched October 2015
Mystic Playground by Pier Giorgio Di Cicco was launched on 10 October 2015. He was introduced by David Latham. Also present was Mia Anderson, launching Into This Holy Estate (Wipf and Stock), introduced by Bishop Mark MacDonald, National Indigenous Anglican Bishop. … Continued
Two books launched: Swiss and Terpstra, April 2015
On Thursday, 16 April 2015, at 8 p.m. in St. Thomas’s parish hall, with an enthusiastic audience of 65 people, Margo Swiss launched The Hatching of the Heart (Cascade Books, Wipf and Stock), and John Terpstra launched The House with … Continued
Lee Johnson, Poetria Nova
Poet, musician, mathematician, astronomer, former Professor of English, University of British Columbia: Lee Milford Johnson died on 10 July 2023 at the age of 79. Growing up near the centre of the continent on a chain of lakes in rolling … Continued
Anniversary Poems
$5.00 + postage On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of The St. Thomas Poetry Series (1988-2013), a pamphlet of unpublished poems by 15 poets who have … Continued
Jeremy Clarke, Common Prayer
Jeremy Clarke (born 5 February 1962) is a British-born poet who lives in London. Clarke’s debut collection, Devon Hymns (2010), featured artwork by John Berger and Yves Berger. A limited edition chapbook, Incidents of Travel, and the pamphlet, Common Prayer … Continued