Camille Martin breathes fresh life into the sonnet in a collection that is at once edgy and lyrical. The word "sonnet" comes from "song," and the musicality of Sonnets is not surprising, given Martin's background as a classical musician. These poems demonstrate a virtuosic range of approaches and themes; some are inspired by texts as disparate as nursery rhymes, theories of cognitive science, a history of street names, and her own dream journals. The chorus of voices in this collection sing confidently and fluently, proving the sonnet to be an ideal vehicle for Martin's love affair with language.

Canadian poet Camille Martin is the acclaimed author of four full-length collections: Looms (Shearsman Books, 2012), Sonnets (Shearsman Books, 2010), Codes of Public Sleep (BookThug, 2007), and Sesame Kiosk (Potes & Poets, 2001). Martin has performed her poetry in more than thirty cities in Canada, the United States, France, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Her work has been widely and internationally published in journals. She lives in Toronto.

Of Looms, Meredith Quartermain writes that "in tightly woven tapestry, Martin's 'backstreet songs' re-invent a music of knowledge that navigates the hucksterism and catastrophe threatening our planet." Rob McLennan praises the "expansiveness" of Looms, whose poems "exist in that magical place where words, images and ideas collide, creating connections that previously had never been. In his review for Bookslut, Cort Bledsoe states that in Looms "Martin has proven herself to be a solid poet with an ear for language and an inquisitive mind, delving into the big questions we all face. Martin has woven a rich tapestry of poems that are well worth perusing." And Steve Spence for Stride Magazine writes that Looms is "impressive and addictive."

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