The distinguished poet and writer Eve Joseph discusses her latest poetry collection, which received the 2019 Griffin Poetry Prize, Quarrels (Anvil Press, 2019), writing, as well as her forthcoming appearances at the Vancouver Writers Fest this week, and more, with Joseph Planta.

Quarrels by Eve Joseph (Anvil Press, 2019). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Quarrels

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Eve Joseph joins me again. The distinguished poet will be appearing this week at two events for the Vancouver Writers Fest. Her most recent poetry collection Quarrels was shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize at the BC Book Prizes this past spring. Soon after, the book was the recipient of the Griffin Poetry Prize. We’ll discuss the prose poems in the book, writing poetry, as well as her other writing. She was first on the program in 2014 when her memoir In the Slender Margin was published. It went on to win the BC Book Prize for non-fiction, as well as many good notices. It’s one of the more useful and elegant meditations on death and dying, as well as mourning and memory. Eve’s two other books of poetry, The Startled Heart (Oolichan, 2004), and The Secret Signature of Things (Brick, 2010), were also nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Award. The two events you can see Eve at this week are: The Poetry Bash at Granville Island’s Performance Works, that’s Friday night at 8pm; and Poets Talking, an event at the Waterfront Theatre, Sunday afternoon at 2pm. Visit www.writersfest.bc.ca for tickets. Quarrels is published by Anvil Press. Please welcome back to the Planta: On the Line program, Eve Joseph; Ms. Joseph, good morning.

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