Synopses & Reviews
Like Frank O’Hara in New York or Carl Sandburg in Chicago, some poets draw their creative energy from the city around them; Chris Chambers is such a poet. Revealed through his poetry, Toronto is a city of equal parts nightlife and wildlife, a crucible and a chrysalis, a vessel in which things smolder and transform. What would Toronto look like through the lens of a visionary Polish filmmaker? How does a city dream? These poems are generous with imagery and verve. They speak lovingly about a connection with a place, and in their whimsy and good nature, ascend to the universal.
Review
“Every time you reach your hand into the gut of Chris Chambers’ new book, you pull out something writhing, surprising, and fresh. But also rare—rare in that poems so damn wit-filled and well-crafted can also be so deeply human and moving: just check out the magnificent centerpiece ‘Kieslowski’s Toronto.’ Chambers insists that every poem needs a bassist—his is equal parts Flea and Jaco Pastorius.” —Stuart Ross, author, You Exist. Details Follow.
About the Author
Chris Chambers is the author of Lake Where No One Swims and Wild Mouse (with Derek McCormack), which was nominated for the Toronto Book Award. These poems have appeared in Taddle Creek, Jacket, This Magazine, and the Literary Review of Canada, and were awarded the K. M. Hunter Artist Award. He lives in Toronto.