Marcus McCann wins the John Newlove Award

“From the startling metaphoric seize of the opening, the lines propel themselves full throttle, through sonic reverberations and imaginative mimesis. Like that loud kid at the pool, here’s a poem that shouts and leaps boldly and compellingly, demanding — and deserving — our full attention.” (John Newlove Award judge Stephanie Bolster)

The John Newlove Award, administered by Bywords:
www.bywords.ca

Photos of the ceremony here, here and here.

John Newlove’s selected, A Long Continual Argument:
www.chaudierebooks.com/books/argument.html

And don’t forget to check out the rest of the Ottawa International Writers Festival:
writersfestival.org