Soft Where

by Marcus McCann, Rob Mclennan (Editor)

“Soft Where  by Marcus McCann is a hard-hitting cutting edge poetic expose of a world filled with experimentation and valour. This stunning book explores the possibilities of bringing image to life, written in the language of the people and soaked in a heart of sapphire.

The jury was intoxicated by this book, and feels this young writer should be encouraged in every and all ways―to the full extent of poetic promise. The language in  Soft Where  is as stark and meaningful as the images which express a lifestyle hard-lived and yet as delicate as an origami bird.”

―Gerald Lampert Award jury citation

Genres: Poetry

80 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 2009

About the author

Marcus McCann is a poet and journalist. He grew up in Hamilton. From 2006-2011, he worked at Xtra, where he held various posts including managing editor of both the Toronto and Ottawa editions. He’s the author of two books of poems, Soft Where and The Hard Return, and a number of chapbooks. He was shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert and Robert Kroetsch awards, and he’s won the John Newlove Award and the EJ Pratt Medal for poetry. He now lives in Toronto.