Lines of Truth and Conversation Poetry has been published in Descant

has been published in Descant

He was the first non-fiction writer to be appointed Writer-in-Residence at the University of Waterloo

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Lines of Truth and Conversation Poetry has been published in DescantAlexander writes with a brash, comic, and socially sensitive touch that recalls Carol Shields. This isnt hip, trendy, urban writing. It is unflinching, vivid, and frequently domestic. Nino Ricci described the collection as possessing an unbridled urgency and wit. At once eccentric and precisely observed, they seem to hum with the energy of everything in life that is unreasonable and cant quite be contained. Joan Alexanders stories are intelligent and