‘It is the 1970s. It is forever.’
Admirable for the “profound hymn it presents of childhood,” a book of prose poems celebrates “the trickster energy of boyhood, it’s inimitable curiosity and acceptance,” even as it acknowledges “the poverty of a hard farming life.” —Harold Rhenisch reviews Sprocket, by Al Rempel (Qualicum Beach, Caitlin Press, 2025) $20.00 / 9781773861654