Greetings from my cozy desk in the
Bibliomanse.
My name is Alicia, I'm a new intern
here at Biblioasis and I'm thrilled to be able to bring you important
information on our exciting events and authors alongside Melissa.
Where the English Housewife Shines,
her first book, was released in
April 2007. Meeting the
Tormentors in Safeway, her latest from Biblioasis, is an
exploration on the many faces of domestic life. Her work has
been described by fellow writers as “brilliantly contemporary poems
in traditional forms,” (Charles Martin) and “poems that bite and
entertain” (Jeanne Marie Beaumont).
She
can be found dividing her time between Toronto, Canada and Glasgow,
Scotland.
Final Request
When I am dressed for heaven, I will wear
no wedding white, no peau de soie or gold
embroidery. Not me. Nor will I hold
a Bible or a snippet of your hair.
I curse the navy twin-set you prepare,
the sulky bow-neck blouse that makes me old.
If you disguise me thus when I am cold,
how will the others recognize me There?
Please put me in the muumuu that I bought
a dozen years ago. The one you hate.
The one that makes you plead with me to change
each time I put it on. I’ve often thought
I’d leave you in a good, embarrassed state
as I do now. So nothing would be strange.
Alexandra will be appearing tomorrow
night in Calgary at Words Worth Books at 7 pm with Lucie Wilk. Can't
make it? No problem! She will be touring the country throughout
October so check the list below and stop in for an evening of words. (That way you can pick up five copies of her book. You know, one each for your mother, your father, your brother, and your dog.)
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