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transcona fragments is Jon Paul Fiorentino's second collection of poems. The book's point of departure is the suburban community of Transcona, a railway town that has been stitched to the city of Winnipeg. The poems move from vivid imagistic fragments that capture the essence of Transcona, to explorations of familial history, to sensitive, self-referential engagement of the "lyric I" -- a voice made up of melancholy, anxiety and psychotropic e...

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This is a collection of a new generation of funny talkers. Poems and stories which find their laughs in different quarters: in the wry, the slapstick, the satiric, and the dark. One of the characteristics of contemporary Canadian literary humour may well be its engagement with popular culture. Here the importance of DKNY, Corey Feldman, Lik M Aid, Randy Savage, John Cougar Mellancamp, the game of Clue, all question the limiting purview of what...

The irreverent poetry of report cards, lesson plans, city mottos, invigilation guides, and, of course, Michel Foucault ...

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Twenty-five authors come together in this groundbreaking collection to recreate "prairie poetry, " as it was known in the 20th century.

Poetry. If the Anthony Michael Hall character in The Breakfast Club wrote poems (and, deep down, you know that he did), they'd probably read a lot like THE THEORY OF THE LOSER CLASS. Drawing on texts ranging from Thorstein Veblen's groundbreaking The Theory of the Leisure Class to Star Wars (the nerd Bible) for inspiration, this carefully crafted suite of poems documents the tribulations and insecurities of everyone's inner geek. Fiorentino ma...

Part graphic novel, part journal, this tale follows one young man's embarrassing and hilarious journey to literary awareness. Jonny lives and works in a suburban strip mall but dreams of being a writer. He already possesses most of the elements needed to realize his dream--a supportive girlfriend, an active imagination, and an abundance of subject matter--but nonetheless finds his literary pursuits impeded by his own relentless stupidity. From...

Part graphic novel, part journal, this tale follows one young man's embarrassing and hilarious journey to literary awareness. Jonny lives and works in a suburban strip mall but dreams of being a writer. He already possesses most of the elements needed to realize his dream--a supportive girlfriend, an active imagination, and an abundance of subject matter--but nonetheless finds his literary pursuits impeded by his own relentless stupidity. From...

Jon Paul Fiorentino's new collection is a whip-smart poetic investigation of anxiety in all its many manifestations.

Contemporary Canadian poetry got you down? Well, we'd like to prescribe a little "Hello Serotonin, " the latest in mood-enhancing poetry anti-depressants. This new book of poems from Jon Paul Fiorentino operates within the constraints of what he terms 'synaptic syntax' - poetry that performs the very nature of neuronal activity from the point of view of a mood-enhanced Human Comedy, which, with a quick turn of phrase, or missing neurotransmitt...

The Cyclops Review" is a collection of new poetry and prose which features an eclectic mix of literary writers. From emerging writers, publishing their work for the first time, to established award-winning poets, fiction writers and playwrights, this collection captures the spirit of the small press publishing experience. Whether the authorial voice is emerging or established, what is consistent is the astounding literary diversity and quality...