Nature is also a muse for Holmes, who lives in the Okanagan Valley, and it inspires some of her most striking figurative language. In these profound, multi-layered poems, various species of finch, which migrate in large flocks, become potent metaphors for the mass movement of people in global society. But what if home is a cauldron of fraught memories rather than a place of comfort? Oloruntoba, who grew up in Nigeria and now lives in Vancouver, struggles to come to terms with a troubled family history in some of the most affecting poems. (Pirani was born in Tanzania, grew up in Canada and now lives in California.)

Source: thestar April 01, 2022 02:02 UTC