Jérôme Melançon on Beast Body Epic

periodicities: a journal of poetry; November 2, 2023

Gratitude to Jérôme Melançon for his essay on Beast Body Epic on rob mclennan’s online journal, periodicities.

I found Jérôme’s thoughts on the book to be insightful and I appreciate his engagement very much. You can read his essay on periodicites. thanks, as always to rob mclennan for making space for conversations about poetry.

This is the fifth review / engagement the book has had so far, and it has been out only since 1 September! i’ve also received a lot of messages and in-person praise from folks. I am glad Beast Body Epic is finding its audience.

If you don’t have a copy of the book and would like one, you can order here. If you will be in Montreal on November 5, please come to the Accent Open Mic, where I will be reading from the book and have copies for sale. If you’re in Toronto on November 19, come to the Tranzac Club Living Room! If you’re in Ottawa, contact me, we’ll have coffee and I can give you the book. Or find me at local literary events. I always bring a few copies.