new from above/ground press: Richter-Rauzer Variations by Robert Manery

Richter-Rauzer Variations

Robert Manery

$4

each exposed

consolation

without knowledge

without aversion

seems exact

indeed

never uttering

never diminishing

else

elusive

indeed

seemed

yet we

grasp

and we

grasp

within (from “Dilemmas”)

published in Ottawa by above/ground press

May 2012

a/g subscribers receive a complimentary copy

Robert Manery studied with Bob Hogg at Carleton University in the 1980s. In response to Rob’s complaint about contemporary poetry, Bob suggested that he should read the language poets. This suggestion led to Rob’s continuing interest in the possibilities and limits of meaning-making. It also led to his collaborations with Louis Cabri, hosting literary events, including Bob Hogg’s seminar on Charles Olson’s The Special View of History, and then publishing hole magazine and hole books. Rob has published one book of poems, It’s Not As If It Hasn’t Been Said Before (Tsunami Editions). He currently teaches academic writing at Simon Fraser University where he is pursuing a doctorate in education.

Cover image/design by Robyn Laba.

To order, send cheques (add $1 for postage; outside Canada, add $2) to: rob mclennan, 402 McLeod St #3, Ottawa ON K2P 1A6 or paypal at www.robmclennan.blogspot.com