Open Book
  • Events
  • News
  • Columnists
  • Writer in Residence
  • About
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Chris BanksTag

  • "Delight & Surprise Have to Carry Through a Whole Poem" Chris Banks on His Process, the Poem He Reads Daily, & His Beautiful Losers
    "Delight & Surprise Have to Carry Through a Whole Poem" Chris Banks on His Process, the Poem He Reads Daily, & His Beautiful Losers
    October 02, 2019

    "Delight & Surprise Have to Carry Through a Whole Poem" Chris Banks on His Process, the Poem He Reads Daily, & His Beautiful Losers

    Waterloo-based poet Chris Banks' fifth collection, Midlife Action Figure (ECW Press) is uncommonly fun, with Banks' playfulness on full display in lines like his comparison of time and memory to "a ...

Related tags

  • ECW Press (1)
  • Poetry (1)
  • Poets in Profile (1)
49th Teachers Permanent Ad

Upcoming events

April 28

Book Launch: The Astonishing Lives of Older Women

April 28, 2026 @ 6:00pm - 8:00pm
View all

More events

May 14, 2026 @ 6:30pm - 7:30pm

The Coffin of Honey Book Launch

May 19, 2026 @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) CXXI

Canada’s most diverse & brave poetry reading + open mic series

49th Teachers Permanent Ad
Text graphic advertising a new series for young readers from Annick Press, with colorful text on a pastel background and the website annickpress.com at the bottom.
Book cover for "In Crow's Field" by Judith Thompson, showing a person walking barefoot through grass. Text notes it is the author's debut novel, available for pre-sale and in stores April 25.
Book cover for "Our Little Secret" by Edward Kay and Mikhael Klassen-Kay features dense jungle foliage and a vibrant toucan. Text promotes pre-sales for May 16.
Open Book
  • Events
  • News
  • Columnists
  • Writer in Residence
  • About
Powered by
49th shelf
Generously supported by
  • Ontario Creates
  • Canada
  • Ontario
  • Ontario Arts Council
  • Toronto Arts Council | Funded by the City of Toronto

Join Our Mailing List

  • Twitter
  • Facebook

© 2026 Open Book. All rights reserved.

  • Contact Us