Vancouver’s Lifeguard Legend

“Ruby Smith Diaz (l.) examines the life of Joe Fortes, a Black lifeguard in Vancouver, during a time of rampant racism, exploring his legacy and identity through research, personal reflections and poetry.FULL STORY

 

Y is for Yusuf

June 22nd, 2020

Examining poetic visions and traditions in his debut poetry collection, Pluviophile (Nightwood $18.95) Yusuf Saadi works with form, imagery and sonancy in these sonnets and shorter poems. One of the book’s poems, “The Place Words Go to Die” won the Malahat Review’s Far Horizons Award for Poetry in 2016. Locations he explores range from Montreal to Kolkata; from the moon to the gates of heaven. His work is published in journals such as Brick, the Malahat Review, Vallum, Grain, CV2, Prairie Fire and PRISM International. Saadi holds an MA in English from the University of Victoria. 978-0-88971-374-1

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