Lurch

"[McKay's] exuberantly musical and shrewd poems are ecological in the fullest sense of the word: they seek to elucidate our relationships with our fragile dwelling places both on the earth and in our own skins." --New York Times Book Review

E.J. Pratt Family Poetry Award, Winner

An extraordinary collection of poems from Griffin Poetry Prize winner Don McKay.

Old joke: “What’s the difference between a lurch and a dance step?”

“I don’t know.”

“I didn’t think so. Let’s sit down.”

These poems are wha...