The Pit Lorna Crozier crafting a unique storyscape that

crafting a unique storyscape that she populates with a series of mostly nameless figures who are trapped in social roles that they anxiously try to fulfill - and sometimes manage to escape

Phyllis Webb

Matthew’s dissatisfaction with life leads him to join a group of young men who are angry at society

Regret in things lost

and human in every sense of the word

The Pit Lorna Crozier crafting a unique storyscape thatDescription Set in a small town, sub Arctic dive bar, this debut poetry collection explores the complexities of addiction and the person beneath, and the possibility of finding home and community in unexpected places. Among Borins poems are portraits of the bars regular customers and employeesrecurring characters, like those who might appear in a dark and unconventional sitcom. The religious night janitor catalogues the days sins; the retired barmaid