Tuesday, July 09, 2013

Great Regulars: Some readers may be surprised, on opening

The Breakwater Book of Contemporary Newfoundland Poetry, to find only 11 poets included. Newfoundland may be one of the smaller provinces; still, surely there are more than 11 poets writing there? But making up anthologies is always a tricky business, an attempt to walk a fine line between being underrepresentative and being over-inclusive. The editors, Mark Callanan and James Langer, surely have their reasons for choosing barely enough writers to make up a soccer team.

from Troy Jollimore: The Globe and Mail: Rock lyrics: Anthology shines spotlight on Newfoundland poets

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