Raymond Knister was a rising Canadian literary star when he died mysteriously of drowning in 1932. In this debut collection Micheline Maylor considers the circumstances surrounding Knister's sudden death and deftly captures the voices of those caught up in the tragedy. Treading gently through innuendo and rumour, Maylor draws the reader into the story with finely etched portraits of the characters and their imagined emotions.

Micheline Maylor is a Poet Laureate Emeritus of Calgary (2016-18) and was the Calgary Public Library Author in Residence in fall 2016. She teaches creative writing at Mount Royal University. Her most recent book Little Wildheart (UAlberta Press) was long-listed for both the Pat Lowther and Raymond Souster awards. Find her online at www.michelinemaylor.com.

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"Maylor's imagistic poetics and exquisite lyricism ensure an enthralling read." - Canadian Literature

"With beautiful simplicity, these poems trail the scent of ripe tomatoes. They stroke the skin at the nape of the neck. And they leave on the consciousness the imprint of a tentative footstep in snow." - Calgary Herald