Monthly Archives: April 2006

 

Knedliky, muffins and poetry from Manchester to Newcastle

Apr 16

Susan tells me that Rick was preparing a giant Czech dumpling (knedliky) for supper last night. Lucky them! I remember it well: thick, fragrant and delightfully absorbent slices accompanied some of the lovely meat specialties I had on a couple … Continue reading →

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A different kind of Easter egg

Apr 15

I found a recipe of a different kind for a different kind of appetite. Poor old Anton was scratching away after he returned from a perhaps too cozy weekend with some other dogs when I was away in Campbell River. … Continue reading →

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Toasting poetry

Apr 14

Just sitting around adding a layer of cookbooks to the layer of poetry books on my desk. A gift from the gods — well, from Susan in Calgary really — arrived in my mailbox yesterday: the gastro-biography Toast, by that … Continue reading →

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Villanelle

Apr 12

Blues-oriented form fiends may like to check out the latest Paul Reddick cd, Villanelle. I heard him interviewed a while back, but wasn’t paying full attention at the time; it seems to me he said that many (all?) of the … Continue reading →

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Purdy, Pinsent, prosody and apostles

Apr 11

Al Purdy’s very topical just now. Not only is his Rooms for Rent in the Outer Planets: Selected Poems, 1962-1996 up for Canada Reads , the CBC is airing a documentary about him called “Yours, Al” this coming Thursday, April … Continue reading →

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