Matthew Tierney (The Hayflick Limit) is the latest Coach House poet to take the National Post's National Poetry Month questionnaire. Tierney talks about his favourite poets, his train tour with Jeramy Dodds and the state of poetry:
Q: What's the most exciting thing happening in poetry these days?
Margaret Christakos, the author of seven poetry collections (including 2008's What Stirs) takes the National Post's National Poetry Month questionnaire and reveals her democratic approach to readership:
Q: If you could get everyone in the world to read one poem, what would it be?
Coach House will, as of February 14, offer free digital downloads with the purchase of any print edition (provided, of course, the book currently exists in e-format). You buy one of our print books, the electronic book is yours for the taking.
Sounds great, but how does it work? One of two ways:
Coach House founder and master printer Stan Bevington is this year’s recipient of the Robert R. Reid lifetime achievement award for excellence in book art. The award is given annually by the Alcuin Society, a non-profit dedicated to preserving and celebrating Canadian contributions to print culture.
Previous Robert R. Reid recipients include former Coach House typesetter and designer Glenn Goluska.
In a two-part interview with Coach House founder and master printer Stan Bevington, Nigel Beale, from the Biblio File podcast, delves into the intriguing combination of factors that inspired Bevington's passion for print culture and took Coach House to the forefront of Canadian book design.
The interview is both a journey through the history of technologies and typefaces, as well as an advice manual for collectors seeking rare pieces of Canadiana.
