A rare review of The Sky Is a Sky in the Sky
Wonderful to see this kind appreciation of The Sky Is a Sky in the Sky by Khashayar Mohammadi!
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- The Sky Is a Sky in the Sky, by Stuart Ross. — from Coach House Books, 2024.
- I Am Claude François and You Are a Bathtub, by Stuart Ross. — from Anvil Press, 2022.
- The Book of Grief and Hamburgers, by Stuart Ross. — from ECW Press, 2022.
- 90 Tiny Poems, by Stuart Ross. — from above/ground press, 2019.
- Motel of the Opposable Thumbs, by Stuart Ross. — from Anvil Press, 2019.
- Espesantes, by Stuart Ross. — from above/ground press, 2018.
- The Dagmar Poems, by Michael Dennis & Stuart Ross. — from Burnt Wine Press, 2018.
- Eleven, Elleve, Alive, by Stuart Ross, Dag T. Straumsvåg & Hugh Thomas. — from shrieking violet press, 2018.
- Pockets, by Stuart Ross. — from ECW Press, 2017.
- A Sparrow Came Down Resplendent, by Stuart Ross. — from Wolsak and Wynn, 2016.
- Sonnets, by Richard Huttel & Stuart Ross. — from serif of Nottingham editions, 2016.
- Grey Snotes, by Stuart Ross. — from Proper Tales Press, 2015.
- Cobourg Variations, expanded edition, by Stuart Ross. — from Proper Tales Press, 2015.
- Further Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer, by Stuart Ross. — from Anvil Press, 2015.
- A Hamburger in a Gallery, by Stuart Ross. — from DC Books, 2015.
- My Planet of Kites, by Marie-Ève Comtois, translated by Stuart Ross and Michelle Winters. — from Mansfield Press, 2015.
- In In My Dream, by Stuart Ross. — from BookThug, 2014.
- A Pretty Good Year, by Stuart Ross. — from Nose in Book Publishing, 2014.
- Nice Haircut, Fiddlehead, by Stuart Ross. — from Puddles of Sky Press, 2014.
- Our Days in Vaudeville, Stuart Ross in collaboration with 29 poets. — from Mansfield Press, 2013.
- 18 Goddamn Centos, Stuart Ross — from Proper Tales Press, 2013.
New Proper Tales!
- Black Trampoline, poetry by Jason Heroux — 2015
- A Tiresome Litany of Indignities, essays by Michael Dennis — 2014
- Hating Animals, poetry by Oded Carmeli — 2014
- A Tiresome Litany of Indignities, essays by Michael Dennis — 2014
- Happy Dog, Sad Dog, a poem by Sarah Burgoyne — 2013
- Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Weld, by Tom Walmsey — 2013
- The Technology of the Future Will Emerge Hungry, erasure poems by Paul Vermeersch — 2014
Some of My Books
- Birds: A City, Some Rain (w/ Toni Latour)
- Buying Cigarettes for the Dog
- Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer
- Dead Cars in Managua
- Farmer Gloomy's New Hybrid
- Henry Kafka & Other Stories
- Hey, Crumbling Balcony! Poems New & Selected
- I Cut My Finger
- The Inspiration Cha-Cha
- Motel of the Opposable Thumbs
- The Mud Game (w/ Gary Barwin)
- Our Days in Vaudeville
- Pockets
- Razovsky at Peace
- Rogue Stimulus (editor)
- Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew
- A Sparrow Came Down Resplendent
- Surreal Estate (editor)
- You Exist. Details Follow.
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My Books Reviewed
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- Free Range Reading on Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew
- Books in 140 Seconds on Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew
- Winnipeg Free Press on Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew
- The Link on Buying Cigarettes for the Dog
- Vue Weekly on Buying Cigarettes for the Dog
- Vancouver Sun on Buying Cigarettes for the Dog
- The Walrus on Buying Cigarettes for the Dog
- NOW on Buying Cigarettes for the Dog
- Toronto Star on Buying Cigarettes for the Dog
- Prairie Fire on Dead Cars in Managua
- Northern Poetry Review on I Cut My Finger
- Gadzooks! on I Cut My Finger
- PoetryReview.ca on I Cut My Finger
- Danforth Review on I Cut My Finger
- Quill & Quire on Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer
- Canadian Literature on Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer
- Georgia Straight on Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer
- Quill & Quire on Razovsky at Peace
- Antigonish Review on Razovsky at Peace
- Quill & Quire on Henry Kafka & Other Stories
Editorial Responsibility
- In This Thin Rain, by Nelson Ball
- Some Mornings, by Nelson Ball
- How I Wrote Certain of My Books, by George Bowering
- Teeth: Poems 2006–2011, by George Bowering
- Complete Surprising Fragments of Improbable Books, by Stephen Brockwell
- Flutter, by Alice Burdick
- Holler, by Alice Burdick
- Simple Master, by Alice Burdick
- What The World Said, by Jason Camlot
- Poems Suitable to Current Material Conditions, by Frank Davey
- Flip Turn, by Paula Eisenstein
- Some Talk of Being Human, by Laura Farina
- Sympathy Loophole, by Jaime Forsythe
- Emergency Hallelujah, by Jason Heroux
- Natural Capital, by Jason Heroux
- Dummy Spit, by Mark Laba
- Be Calm, Honey, by David W. McFadden
- Mother Died Last Summer, by David W. McFadden
- What's the Score?, by David W. McFadden
- Why Are You So Sad? Selected Poems of David W. McFadden
- Carafola, by Christine Miscione
- The Purpose Pitch, by Kathryn Mockler
- Goodbye, Ukulele, by Leigh Nash
- Hooligans, by Lillian Necakov
- The Bone Broker, by Lillian Necakov
- At the Gates of the Theme Park, by Peter Norman
- Water Damage, by Peter Norman
- Stray Dog Embassy, by Natasha Nuhanovic
- Mongrel, by Marko Sijan
- Back Off, Assassin! New and Selected Poems, by Jim Smith
- Campfire Radio Rhapsody, by Robert Earl Stewart
- Something Burned Along the Southern Border, by Robert Earl Stewart
- The Crystal Palace, by Carey Toane
- Punchlines, by Aaron Tucker
- Floors of Enduring Beauty, by Steve Venright
- Dog Eat Rat, by Tom Walmsley
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