Book Reviews: Geoffrey Philp, Kei Miller, and Christian Campbell

 Dub Wise by Geoffrey Philp (Peepal Tree Press Ltd, 2010, 72 pp).

Of the 42 poems in Dubwise, all of which I found enjoyable for various reasons, the one I couldn't resist poking a pen at up close was "Summer Storm." It begins with a portentous, two-line condition:

After thunderstorms have cleared the city,

after the homeless have abandoned their cardboard palaces,

 Whether it's a condition of abandonment or erasure, or a fresh start, what appears next is a fog, which acts in a manner worthy of pause:

For more, please follow this link:  The Signifyin' Woman (Charmaine Valere).

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