Brick Books

We’re beyond thrilled here at Brick Books to share that Anna Swanson The Garbage Poems has won the Lambda Literary for bisexual poetry!
With watercolour and gouache illustrations by April Showers, The Garbage Poems is a collection of poems constructed entirely out of words found on garbage collected from swimming holes. This q***r poem from the collection exemplifies the fiercely political and precise language present throughout the entire book.

In light of the Griffin Poetry Prize prize’s news about changes to their policies that will expand Canadian representation on their long and shortlists, we thought we’d look back into our archives at the Brick Books titles that made the Canadian shortlist!

Happy pub day to Nowhere is safe in Gaza!
In Nowhere is safe in Gaza, Feisal G. Mohamed distills and amplifies the human experience at the heart of this legal text, highlighting the plight of Palestinians on the ground and the openly stated intentions of Israeli officials. Through the use of erasure techniques, the language of bureaucracy fades into the background, allowing Palestinian voices to hit us with their full expressive force.