Tenderman Darren Bifford a selection including work from

a selection including work from his widely celebrated debut collection

editor and publisher of The Ormsby Review

the poet refuses to “bifurcate [her] history” and

–Daniel David Moses

Relentlessly honest

Tenderman Darren Bifford a selection including work fromDescription "I grew up in a blue collar town ten minutes down the road from a white collar town. And I've spent most of my life uncomfortable in both places." With these opening words, accomplished poet Tim Bowling outlines the central tension that acts as a vital force in his newest book, Tenderman the dichotomy between the sensitive poetic observer and the tough, working class subject. Bowling returns again to the shores of his BC hometown that