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“Stop using what’s left of our muscle to press against crumbling / walls; use them to hold another body”: Queer Bodies and Illness at the End of the World in Jason Purcell’s SWOLLENING

Posted on June 26, 2022 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

I’d been thinking about the body even before the devastating news that Roe vs Wade was overturned in the US. I’d been thinking about bodies because I’d been reading Jason Purcell’s debut poetry collection, Swollening. The book is full of … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Reads of 2021

Posted on January 21, 2022 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

2021 was not my best reading year in recent times; there are lots of books I own or was sent by publishers that I’m excited about that I have not read yet! That’s because I spent most of last year … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Bisexual, Black, Canadian, Casey Plett, comics, Fiction, Graphic, Halifax, Hiromi Goto, Indigenous, Kristyn Dunnion, Lesbian, memoir, Montreal, mystery, Non-Canadian, Non-Fiction, Queer, Romance, Short Stories, Trans, Trans Feminine, Vancouver | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

“Queer and Desperate Poetry,” “Never … An Uncomplicated Story”: A Review of Amber Dawn’s Exquisite New Book of Poetry, MY ART IS KILLING ME

Posted on May 26, 2020 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Amber Dawn’s latest and second collection of poetry, My Art is Killing Me and Other Poems, is an exquisite, hard-hitting book. At times devastating, My Art is Killing Me is not without its moments of humour and light. Amber Dawn … Continue reading →

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Queer Canadian Book Gift Guide for Everyone On Your Holiday Shopping List

Posted on December 8, 2017 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

The title says it all; I do mean a queer Canadian book gift guide for everyone. For the cynical, ironic millennial in your life: Everything is Awful and You’re a Terrible Person by Daniel Zomparelli This collection of interconnected short … Continue reading →

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Queer Can Lit Newsflash: Upcoming Queer Issue of Room Magazine, Fantasy by Trans Femmes, New Queer Indigenous Work, and More!

Posted on November 20, 2017 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Welcome to this second installment of my new monthly-ish column news about stuff that’s happening in the Canadian and/or Indigenous LGBTQ2IA+ literary world. Have something you think I should cover next time? Send me an email: stepaniukcasey [at] gmail.com. Did … Continue reading →

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