Synopses & Reviews
Spanning over a century of captivity, this nostalgic and haunting collection of poems explores the world of animals from inside the cage. Including work by both eminent and emerging poets, this compendium includes verse by Margaret Atwood, Elizabeth Bishop, Emily Dickinson, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Gerard Manley Hopkins, A. A. Milne, Al Purdy, and Matthew Sweeney. Whimsical, provocative, and haunting, this anthology is as rich and varied as the species it corrals, delving into the concepts of enclosure, exhibition, and the exotic.
About the Author
Stephanie Bolster is an associate professor of creative writing at Concordia University. She is the author of Pavilion, Two Bowls of Milk, and White Stone. Katia Grubisic is a writer, an editor, and a translator. She is the author of What if red ran out. They both live in Montreal, Quebec. Simon Reader is a doctoral student in the department of English at the University of Toronto. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.