tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600583.post7427356686504981878..comments2023-12-31T13:45:18.628-05:00Comments on ottawa poetry newsletter: Signs of Fallrob mclennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958889643637765864noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600583.post-12290275053164277182007-09-24T16:57:00.000-04:002007-09-24T16:57:00.000-04:00A postscript: I opted for the launch of Nadine McI...A postscript: I opted for the launch of Nadine McInnis's new book, Two Hemispheres, and on reading it, must pass on this comment. This is a brave book whose language is not only pared to the bone but also cuts deeply. Her poetic portraits of women photographed in a 19th century insane asylum make us see the women not as examples of madness but as full human beings struggling to overcome illness. These are characters as strong and iconic as the handmaids in the Penelopiad (now showing at NAC). Each one of them is Nadine McInnis and, the poet reminds us, could be ourselves.Colin Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06067829328455971997noreply@blogger.com