An interview with Emily McGiffin
By Rhonda Collis Ten years ago I shared a poetry workshop with Emily McGiffin at the University of Victoria and immediately fell in love with her work. It was consistently clever and artful. The...
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Review by Rhonda Collis Adult Onset Ann-Marie MacDonald Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2014 Domestic novels are challenging. How do you make child rearing interesting when, in reality, it can be mind-numbing,...
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Review by Rhonda Collis house made of rain Pamela Porter Ronsdale Press, 2014 In the many times I have encountered Pamela Porter’s work in literary journals, she has always come across as a poet who...
View Article“The Keeping on is the Thing”: An Interview with Rhonda Douglas
Interview by Rhonda Collis When I attended a summer residency for my MFA at the University of British Columbia, I shared a room with Rhonda Douglas. I admired her discipline and focus, her choice to...
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