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Monday, September 25, 2023
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Local writer, Salvatore Ala,
was born in Windsor in 1959. His background in philosophy and
literature has helped shape the poetry he writes today. His poetry
and prose have appeared in such literary journals as The
Windsor Review, Taproot, Generation, Borderlines
Two, Fiddlehead and
Zygote.His book, Clay of the Maker, was
published by Oakville’s Mosaic Press, in |
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| 1998.Having
lived on both sides of the
border, Ala lends a unique voice to North American poetry. Alistair
Macleod wrote on the back wrap of his last book that, "these poems
pay tribute to the past in a voice that is both modern and original." Poems
include Wind in the Forest, The Samurai, The Storm, Backyard Idyll and
others. His recent book is named Straight Razor and Other Poems,
which brings together Salvatore Ala’s new poems and selections from
his privately published broadsides. It is a startlingly beautiful and
original collection. Both formal and lyrical, it is the work of a determined
and committed craftsman. |
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The
opinions and interpretations in this publication are those of the author
and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Canada. |
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