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• The Place of Scraps

  Abel, Jordan, 1985-

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  Winner of the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, Abel's debut collection uses the technique of erasure to address the issue of cultural appropriation and the sometime fraught relationship between anthropology and aboriginal communities.

• The Collected Works of Pat Lowther

  Lowther, Pat, 1935-1975

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  Vancouver poet Pat Lowther died tragically in 1975. The League of Canadian Poets awards a prize named after her to the best poetry collection authored by a Canadian woman.

• For Your Safety Please Hold on

  Czaga, Kayla

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  Winner of the Gerald Lampert Award, granted by the League of Canadian Poets for the Best Debut Book of poetry. Poems reflecting the poet's coming of age in Northern British Columbia.

• Day and Night

  Livesay, Dorothy, 1909-

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  The late imagist poet Dorothy Livesay was one of the most esteemed poets in Canada. The B.C. Book Prizes named their annual poetry award-- given to the best book of poetry published by a B.C. Poet--after her.

• School

  Currin, Jen, 1972-

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  Kwantlen College creative writing instructor Jen Currin's fourth collection. Shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Award for best book of poetry by a Canadian woman.

• Steveston

  Marlatt, Daphne

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  Originally published in the 1970s, this is a photographic and poetic exploration of the Japanese fishing village in Richmond.

• Karyotype

  Trainor, Kim, 1970-

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  The debut collection from Vancouver poet Kim Trainor, reflect the poets interests in archaeology and physiology.

• Blue Sonoma

  Munro, Jane, 1943-

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  Vancouver poet Jane Munro won the 2015 Griffin Poetry Prize for this collection.

• Ink on Paper

  Cran, Brad, 1972-

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  The second book of poetry from former Vancouver Poet Laureate.

• Waiting Room

  Zilm, Jennifer

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  Shortlisted for the 2014 Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry.

• The False Laws of Narrative

  the Poetry of Fred Wah

  Wah, Fred, 1939-

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  A selection from experimental poet and former Poet Laureate of Canada Fed Wah.

• God of Missed Connections

  Bachinsky, Elizabeth

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  New Westminter based poet Elizabeth Bachinsky's third collection explores the poet's Ukrainian heritage.

• The Red Files

  Bird-Wilson, Lisa

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  Using family history and archival research, Lisa Bird-Wilson's debut examines the legacy of the residential school system.

• Twoism

  Blythe, Ali, 1976-

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  Shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Award for best book of poetry published in B.C.

• 100 Days

  Okot Bitek, Juliane, 1966-

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  Shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Award. Explores the legacy of the Rwandan genocide of 1994.

• Children of Air India

  Un/authorized Exhibits and Interjections

  Saklikar, Renée Sarojini, 1962-

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  The debut book of poetry from Surrey's first poet laureate. Explores the legacy of the 1985 bombing of Air India 182, which killed 329 people, including the poet's aunt. It was the worst mass murder in Canadian history.

• The Things I Heard About You

  Leslie, Alex

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  Shortlisted for the 2014 Robert Kroetsch award for Innovative Poetry, Leslie's debut executes a process whereby vignettes and scenes break apart into fragments, rumours or suggestions of the original story.

• Ignite

  Spenst, Kevin, 1971-

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  A finalist for the Alfred G. Bailey Prize, Surrey born poet Kevin Spenst's second collection explores the poet's father's lifelong struggle with schizophrenia.

• Marry & Burn

  Rose, Rachel

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  The fourth collection from former Vancouver poet laureate, Marry and Burn explores the poet's divorce. Shortlisted for 2016 Governor General's Award for Poetry and the Pat Lowther Award.

• Coal and Roses

  Twenty-one Glosas

  Page, P. K. (Patricia Kathleen), 1916-2010

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  One of Canada's most esteemed poet's P.K. Page frequently wrote glosas: where the lines of a poem by another poet are interwoven into a new poem.