Canadian poetry

Deep dive into daydreams and diversions with David Ly

By: Gem Yelin Lee, Copy Editor “There is nothing / more soothing / than returning / to the water / with only / our unyielding / imagination / of whatever / we want to be, / once we sense / it’s safe / to re-emerge.” These lines close David Ly’s second poetry book, Dream of Me as Water. They ran a chill down my spine — the perfect ending to this fantasy-filled, lyrical adventure. Dream of Me as Water follows Ly’s stunning first poetry collection, Mythical Man. Both books were published by Anstruther Books, an imprint of Palimpsest Press.  Dream…

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