Poem by Cynthia Dewi OkaArt by Emily Young-Ah Lee The winter issue of PRISM is on newsstands now. Order it here, and while you’re waiting at the mailbox, read this online exclusive poem by print contributor Cynthia Dewi Oka,...
Even That Wildest Hopeby Seyward GoodhandInvisible Publishing, 2019 Review by Kate Finegan Seyward Goodhand’s debut collection of short fiction, Even That Wildest Hope (Invisible Publishing, 2019) begins with a question: “How can a man with love in his heart...
Photo credit: Caroline MorrisInterview by Emma Cleary We are grateful to Jonathan Wei for making time to talk with us about his rhythmically gripping CNF piece, “Dead Languages Or The What,” published in our Winter issue (58.2). Read on...
Interview by David Ly Alex Leslie’s latest poetry collection Vancouver for Beginners (Book*hug Press, 2019) is a ghost story, an elegy, and a love song for a city that is both indecipherable and a microcosm of a world on...
The Green Waves: Poems from Roblin LakeRob Taylor845 Press, 2019 Review by Andrew French Rob Taylor’s The Green Waves (845 Press, 2019) transports readers to Al Purdy’s A-frame cabin on Roblin Lake through an inquisitive uncertainty about that unique...
Our winter issue 58.2 is out now! Get to know Bardia Sinaee, whose poem “Only the truth” appears in the issue. Why do you live where you live? My family and most of my friends are in Toronto. I...
Photo by Christopher De Rosa Get to know writer Christine Ottoni, whose story “Plastic” is published in our Winter issue (58.2). Pick up a copy to read her story and consider subscribing to PRISM so you’ll never miss an issue! ...
Frying Plantain Zalika Reid-BentaHoue of Anansi Press, 2019 The StudentCary FaganFreehand Books, 2019 Review by Marcie McCauley Right now, the construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT in Toronto is relentless: traffic is crawling. On the page, however, Eglinton Avenue...
Interview by Deborah Vail I met Dr. Sonja Boon at a recent writing retreat in Trinity, Newfoundland organized by editor Allyson Latta. The official launch of her memoir, What the Oceans Remember: Searching for Belonging and Home (WLU Press,...