Frances Boyle

Frances Boyle’s (National Capital Region) third poetry book, Openwork and Limestone, was published by Frontenac House in October 2022. After fall readings in B.C. and a launch in Ottawa, Frances’s upcoming Ontario tour will be with fellow Frontenac House author, Kim Fahner (Emptying the Ocean). Both authors will read in Ottawa at Perfect Books on March…

Jean Van Loon

Jean Van Loon’s (National Capital Region) second poetry book, Nuclear Family, was published in April 2022 by McGill-Queen’s University Press. Jean’s book has received positive reviews in Arc Poetry Magazine, Marrow Reviews, and Humanities and Social Sciences Online (H-net), and through a thoughtful interview by David O’Meara on the Writers Festival Radio podcast. Jean read…