DORWARD, Nate [Ed]. Antiphonies: Essays on Women's Experimental Poetries in Canada. Toronto: The Gig, 2008. First Edition. 8vo. Perfect bound into Wrappers. New. 256pp. Antiphonies is a primer on some of the most exciting work in contemporary Canadian poetry. These essays discuss a wide range of work, from books already acclaimed as modern classics -- such as Erin Moure's O Cidadan, Lisa Robertson's Debbie: An Epic, and Karen Mac Cormack's Implexures -- to the equally remarkable work of Susan Clark, Catriona Strang, Lissa Wolsak, Christine Stewart, Deanna Ferguson, Lise Downe, Nancy Shaw, a.rawlings, Marie Annharte Baker and others. The essays are complimented by brief selections of poems and poetics statements.