MATT RADER is the author of three previous collections of poetry and a book of stories, What I Want to Tell Goes Like This. His work has appeared in journals and magazines across North America, Europe, and Australia. He teaches Creative Writing in the Department of Creative Studies at the University of British Columbia Okanagan.
* There is an ease and immediacy to Rader's writing that feels as intellectually discerning as it is strangely serendipitous . . . Rader never holds back in substance and is most admirable for bravely risking moments of personal terrain. Winnipeg Free Press * Rader has the ability to see strange things, the quirky unseen details that might be difficult to mention. . . . He documents that continuing sensual edge between the bright light and the burn. The Georgia Straight * Very impressive. . . . Rader has craft to burn and a compelling dark vision of life. Quill & Quire