Splitting Off Catriona Wright Somewhere between joyous affirmation of

Somewhere between joyous affirmation of British Columbia's splendour and momentous grief for the destruction of a once thriving salmon culture comes the newest work from acclaimed poet and novelist Tim Bowling

--Lemon Hound

Délani Valin’s rich lines are precise

From family relations ("Dearly beloved

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Splitting Off Catriona Wright Somewhere between joyous affirmation ofDescription Triny Finlay's debut collection of poetry is a meditation on the self's negotiation with the material world. Finlay pushes poetic form and language, creating images of love and loss that are at once playful and profoundly disturbing. The poems in this collection are rife with metaphorical leaps and unexpected associations: the troubled self as conjoined twins or as a flatiron building; the predatory lover as axe wielding gardener; coming