Out of the Woodwork

Poetry, poetics, with occasional forays into other arts and politics

Monday, December 05, 2005

"When people have no shoes they want poetry; once they have shoes they need fewer poems." -- a central European poet (who might it be?), circa 1989, quoted in this article by George Szirtes in the Guardian.

Brian Campbell: Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Brian Campbell is a poet, singer-songwriter, editor, translator, photographer and teacher. His third full-length poetry collection, Shimmer Report, was published by Ekstasis Editions in 2015. He is also the author of Remnants of Autumn (2016), A Private Collection (2014),Passenger Flight (Signature Editions, 2009), Guatemala and Other Poems (1994) and Undressing the Night (Editorial Lunes, Costa Rica, 2007), a translation of the selected poems of Francisco Santos. His poetry, reviews and essays have appeared in numerous reviews. A finalist in the 2006 CBC Literary Award for Poetry, he is also co-founder/editor of Sky of Ink Press, which prints quality poetry chapbooks. His independent music CD, The Courtier’s Manuscript, was released in 2002. HIs recent music recordings can be found on Bandcamp.

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