About
The Site
PoetryReviews.ca is dedicated to publishing reviews of poetry books and chapbooks written and/or published by Canadians. Since the site's inception in January 2006, we have published 122 reviews by 41 different reviewers.
Editor - Eric Barstad
Eric currently lives with his partner Erin and their three cats -- Finnegan, Pickles, and Claude -- in Gleichen, Alberta, a small farming community an hour east of Calgary.
Eric completed his MA in English and Creative Writing at the University of New Brunswick in 2001 and now runs Shadow Box Creative Media, a web development company that builds websites for non-profit organizations. Eric published A Gloss on Our Painted Gods with Frontenac House in 2003 and is a member of the Writers Guild of Alberta.
Reviews Editor - Ian LeTourneau
Ian LeTourneau's poetry has appeared in The Fiddlehead, Arc, Event, and The Malahat Review. His work has twice won CBC's Alberta Anthology, in 2005 and 2006. Gaspereau Press published Defining Range, a chapbook of poems, in 2006, and his first book Terminal Moraine was published by Thistledown Press in 2008. A transplanted Maritimer, he now lives in Athabasca, Alberta with his wife, son and cat.
- This book sounds excellent—definitely going to have to grab a copy for myself. Great review, Michelle!
said Eric on May 09, 2009
about Penny Dreadful by Shannon Stewart - Thanks for the kind words, Ron.
said Eric on April 19, 2009
about And we're back... - Eric: Have been golfing in Palm Springs so have just seen the new design: very, very attractive. This is as good …
said Ron Wood on April 13, 2009
about And we're back... - Thanks, Maria. The site definitely needed some colour.
said Eric on April 09, 2009
about And we're back... - The site looks vibrant and modern. Just in time for National Poetry Month. best, Maria
said Maria Scala on April 09, 2009
about And we're back... - Hurray for billium!
said Beth kinar on February 24, 2009
about radiant danse uv being edited by Jeff Pew & Stephen Roxborough - You shouldn’t have such a terrible poem about pa. It hurts my feelings.
said Mrs Rosmerta on January 08, 2009
about The Love Song of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Sharon McCartney - Hi Don ? it was lovely to see you at the reading, and this is an excellent review of an outstanding …
said Susan McMaster on November 20, 2008
about Two Hemispheres by Nadine McInnis - Heh, she said that Pa’s penis is too long. Snicker, snicker.
said Zachariah Wells on September 27, 2008
about The Love Song of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Sharon McCartney - Thank you, Jenna, for a wonderful and thoughtful review. It made me take a look at the poems again and see …
said Barbara Pelman on August 31, 2008
about One Stone by Barbara Pelman
- Eric Barstad (9 reviews)
- derek beaulieu (1 reviews)
- Sharon Berg (1 reviews)
- Kris Brandhagen (3 reviews)
- Anne Burke (1 reviews)
- Jenna Butler (14 reviews)
- Evie Christie (1 reviews)
- Lynda Curnoe (1 reviews)
- Jesse Ferguson (1 reviews)
- Liam Ford (5 reviews)
- Julie Hamilton (1 reviews)
- Vivian Hansen (1 reviews)
- Jenn Houle (6 reviews)
- Ian LeTourneau (5 reviews)
- Lorette C. Luzajic (5 reviews)
- Melanie Maddix (2 reviews)
- M. Maylor (2 reviews)
- rob mclennan (5 reviews)
- Michelle Miller (6 reviews)
- Stephen Morrissey (1 reviews)
- Shane Neilson (7 reviews)
- Donald Officer (1 reviews)
- Patrick M. Pilarski (1 reviews)
- James Pollock (2 reviews)
- Alessandro Porco (2 reviews)
- Marie Powell (2 reviews)
- Robert Price (1 reviews)
- Marissa Ranello (1 reviews)
- matt robinson (1 reviews)
- Jason Ranon Uri Rotstien (2 reviews)
- Greg Santos (4 reviews)
- Maria Scala (3 reviews)
- Manish Sharma (1 reviews)
- Jon Sookocheff (1 reviews)
- Richard Stevenson (5 reviews)
- Rob Taylor (6 reviews)
- Nick Thran (2 reviews)
- Diane Tucker (1 reviews)
- Zachariah Wells (1 reviews)
- Joanna M. Weston (6 reviews)
- Helen Zisimatos (1 reviews)