Esplanade Fiction
Signal Poetry
Since 1981, 80 titles have been published in the Signal Editions poetry series—the poetry imprint at Véhicule Press. One-third of the list are first-time authors.
About the editor
Carmine Starnino became editor of Signal Editions in January 2001, succeeding founding editor Michael Harris (1981-spring 2001). Carmine Starnino is the author of
A Lover's Quarrel, a book of criticism on Canadian poetry, and four critically-acclaimed poetry collections, the most recent being Lazy Bastardism. His poetry has won the Canadian Authors Association Prize, the David McKeen Award, and the A.M. Klein Prize. He is the editor of The New Canon: An Anthology of Canadian Poetry. He lives in Montreal.
Recent fiction
Satisfying Clicking SoundJason Guriel
Previous praise for Jason Guriel:
“What no one wants to admit is that most of the so-called avant-garde poets can’t write, and most of the so-called lyric poets can’t think. Guriel strikes a bold middle ground; he consistently strives to overlay serious lyricism with serious aesthetic commentary, and he does so with grace, effortlessness, and humour.” —Maisonneuve
“[Pure Product] may well be that rare thing: a collection to be lived with.” —The Globe and Mail
“These poems, often about disposable parts of our culture, are frenetically alive. They infuse the products they exemplify with a life, a valency, an irrepressible energy.” —Arc Poetry Magazine
