The Pit Lorna Crozier shows the poet and his

shows the poet and his wittiest and most playful

FICTION / Humorous / General

and human in every sense of the word

Margaret Avison

narrative devices act as smokescreens to abstract illustrations of power

The Pit Lorna Crozier shows the poet and hisDescription Set in a small town, sub Arctic dive bar, this debut poetry collection explores the complexities of addiction and the person beneath, and the possibility of finding home and community in unexpected places. Among Borins poems are portraits of the bars regular customers and employeesrecurring characters, like those who might appear in a dark and unconventional sitcom. The religious night janitor catalogues the days sins; the retired barmaid