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joe cummings
“Is writing hard? Of course. And great writing is even harder.”
poet | journalist | writer
Joe Cummings is a Canadian poet and journalist.
His poetry collection, Threats and Gossip, was published by McArthur & Company Publishing in 2007. His poems have appeared in numerous Canadian and international publications, including Literary Review of Canada, Adirondack Review and Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine.
As a journalist, he has reported on everything from the Griffin and Giller Prize to the Grey Cup, the National Ballet of Canada and the World Series.
Cummings has worked in the CBC national radio newsroom since 2000 and is currently the morning host of The World This Hour.
Agent: Marleah Stout at polygorgeous. All inquiries, please refer to the contact section, above.
by Joe Cummings
McArthur & Company · Jan 1, 2007
In this skillfully controlled collection, we view a world divided into two categories ––– threats and gossip. Threats are revealed in a morning swim in a 'slash of red lipstick' or in a walk down a midnight street. Gossip is heard from a bar stool, over breakfast in Italy, or from little girls running in summer dresses. Unsettling and at times humorous, charming and sometimes chilling, Joe Cummings captures memories, moments, and suspicions and frames them with powerful and poignant clarity.
threats and gossip
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photo by jason chow
Cummings, Joe. “The Cat.” Threats and Gossip, McArthur & Company, 2007, Page 74.
