The poet and writer Jane Munro discusses her new collection of poetry False Creek (Harbour Publishing, 2022), and more, with Joseph Planta.

False Creek by Jane Munro (Harbour Publishing, 2022). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: False Creek

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

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

Jane Munro joins me again. The distinguished poet, writer and educator has just published a new collection of poetry, False Creek. It’s a gathering of poems that will move, enlighten, allow space for contemplation, and will evoke anxiousness and joy, sometimes in the same poem. Among the themes she reflects on in this new book include residential schools, False Creek itself, this inlet in the heart of Vancouver, reality, as well as the beauty of the natural world, and the horror of our carelessness with it. The visual arts offer inspiration to several poems in the book, as does reality. I’ll touch on a few of the poems in the book, ones that moved me, that have lingered long after I finished reading, and the ones that we’re thinking about when we taped this interview late last week. Jane Munro received the 2015 Griffin Poetry Prize, and she was first on this program last year when her memoir Open Every Window was published. Other poetry collections, this is her 8^th by the way, include Glass Float, Blue Sonoma, and Active Pass. The website for more is at www.janemunro.com. This new book is from Harbour Publishing. Please welcome back to the Planta: On the Line program, Jane Munro; Ms. Munro, good morning.

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