Canadian Poetry; Wet Ink Books; Canada; Canadian Literature; publishing; www.WetInkBooks.com; Devour; Devour: Art & Lit Canada; Find all of our mags; “Devour” and “The Ambassador” –www.issuu.com/richardgrove1/stacks/bc11ecdd1e7646c4b1fac2bb7aef11ef
 

 

Don Gutteridge

 

 
Canadian Poetry; Hidden Brook Press; Canada; Canadian Literature; publishing; www.hiddenbrookpress.com; Devour; Devour: Art & Lit Canada; Find all of our mags; “Devour” and “The Ambassador” –www.issuu.com/richardgrove1/stacks/bc11ecdd1e7646c4b1fac2bb7aef11ef
 

 

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Intimate and sweeping at once… A memorable collection. Gutteridge delivers an elegant and reflective collection shaped by mist and nostalgia and rendered with precise imagery in his latest book. Gutteridge’s gifts as a poet shine through as he talks about his desire to write something worth remembering in the title poem “Rooted.” Poems written in memories of loved ones long-gone impart to the collection a melancholic touch. There are also light-hearted entries that are at once incisive, sharp, and playful.  This collection cements Gutteridge’s reputation as a deeply original voice in Canadian Poetry.

The Prairies Reviews

 

Love, longing, nostalgia for yesterday, loss, and religion are at the center of Gutteridge’s marvellous latest poetry collection. From telling the story of how his father gave up his personal dream of making it big in sports during the Great Depression to serve in the war, to his innocent faith in God as a young boy, the exploration of his boyhood sexuality, his failed attempts at writing a detective novel as a seventh grader, mourning the loss of his wife of decades  to his grief over his grandson’s untimely tragic death – Gutteridge’s assured voice teems with tenderness, longing, and love. Oscillating between happy and sad ruminations of yesterday, the collection will leave readers hungry for more of the poet’s work. 

BookView Reviews

 

Trawling for Truths by prolific poet Don Gutteridge is a humble collection that earns its title, provoking deep self-reflection. Inviting readers on a vulnerable, spiritual, and nostalgic exploration, these short and tightly edited verses run the gamut of subject matter, from religious faith and youthful folly to painful seasons of grief and longing. Gutteridge has no lack of vivid imagery or literary flourishes in his work, and manages to achieve a delicate balance of playful, heartfelt, and relatable. These poems should be enjoyed in pieces, a few poems at a time, allowing readers to savour these seemingly simple verses while the poet’s message and meaning properly soak in. Another poetic gem from Gutteridge, a solemn, powerful, and wide-spanning collection.  

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