Strip _oos Sit with one of Rader's

Sit with one of Rader's tree poems

several handfuls of punchy free-verse narratives and a single prose piece round out the collection

Each line quivers like an open ended nerve

from wild wolves and miniature train rides to Skana the Killer Whale and the totem poles (which are the park's most visited spot)

Salmon Boy

Strip _oos Sit with one of Rader'sDescription John Rottam is on a journey back in time and place. Fleeing a private stripping engagement turned violent, he reflects on a time in his life when he was burdened with a broken heart, self doubt and a floundering dance career. A few clumsy steps in the corps de ballet of a prestigious Canadian ballet company sends John fleeing to join a psychotic and incompetent dance troupe in Quebec City, run by the bitter Madame Talegdi, who all but