Book Launch: Short Histories of Light

Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
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Join Aidan Chafe for the launch of his latest poetry collect, Short Histories of Light. Aidan will by joined by writer Nasreen Pejvack.

Vivid and haunting, at once tender and terse, Short Histories of Light captures what it feels like to be a short circuit in a world of darkness. In unflinching fashion, Aidan Chafe reveals the unintended disasters that follow those who struggle with depression and the frustration of loved ones left to pick up the pieces. Other sections of the book shine a light on the wounds inflicted by systems of patriarchy, particularly organized religion, and the caustic nature of humanity. Imagery and metaphor illuminate Chafe’s writing in a range of poetic forms, both modern and traditional.

Short Histories of Light is #42 in the McGill-Queen's Hugh MacLennan Poetry Series. Launched in 1998, the series is named in honour of the late Hugh MacLennan, acclaimed Canadian novelist and a poet in his own right. It is funded by proceeds from the intellectual property of Hugh MacLennan's estate, which he donated to McGill University. View other titles in the series >