ISBN 978-1-897430-34-7 Against the Shore (essays) 22.95
published 2008 186 pages

Addressing a broad horizon of topics and issues including East-West culture, serious poetry, international relations, history, and ecological inquiry, contributors include such distinguished writers as Gary Snyder, Josef Skvorecky, Red Pine, Rex Weyler, Andrew Schelling, and Michael Platzer, as well as many of the veteran and talented young west coast writers whose work the PRRB has consistently championed.

ISBN 1-894800-59-1 Down in the Valley (poetry & prose) 19.95
published 2004 180 pages

A breakthrough addition to Canada’s regional literary renaissance, Down In The Valley is a sparkling collection of contemporary writing from B.C.’s fastest growing region, the magnificent Fraser Valley. These are poems and tales freighted with unexpected power and humility that celebrate new ways to sing the valley’s old songs and stories, renewing them for the changing generational mosaic of our times.

ISBN 1-921215-81-9 The Fernwood Anthology (poetry) 12.95
published 1994 64 pages
Edited by Chris Carless and Richard Olafson.

This anthology introduces the writers and poets of Fernwood, a Victoria neighbourhood known for its heritage homes, community activism and multiculturalism. An open-mike and a series of monthly readings at “the Cove” community hall provided an outlet for diverse voices and rich talents.

ISBN 0-921215-00-2 The Inner Shore (poetry) 8.95
published 1987 72 pages

On the surface, the differences in the styles of the poets Miles Lowry, Richard Olafson and Derek Robinson represented in this collaborative anthology will be obvious, but though their approaches differ they are united by a commitment to beauty and by the spiritual essence of Vancouver Island which resonates throughout their poems.

ISBN 1-896860-50-8 Line by Line (poetry) 19.95
published 2002 142 pages
Edited and with drawings by Heather Spears

Line by Line offers a glimpse of poetry in action through the expressive drawings of Heather Spears. Fifty of Canada’s most revered poets contemplate the subject ‘line’ – lines of poetry, landscape or art – each poem accompanied by a portrait capturing the poet in performance.

ISBN 1-896860-24-9 A Matter of Spirit: Recovery of the Sacred in Contemporary Canadian Poetry (poetry) 22.95
published 1998 296 pages
Edited by Susan McCaslin

A Matter of Spirit reaffirms the suggestion that soul-making is the true vocation of the poet. This collection of sixteen of Canada’s most important voices displays the surprising breadth and variety of the poets who continue to acknowledge the place of the sacred in daily life.

ISBN 1-896860-90-7 Mocambo Nights (poetry) 19.95
published 2001 126 pages
Edited by Patrick Lane

Award-winning poet Patrick Lane is the editor of this remarkable anthology of poetry featuring Canada’s most revered writers alongside emerging poets and brand new writers – all readers at the Mocambopo readings series in Victoria, BC.

ISBN 1- 894800-35-4 Paris Quebec (poetry/anthology) 21.95
published 2004 124 pages
edited by Claudine Bertrand

This anthology, translated by Stephen Scobie and Marie Vautier, and illustrated with atmospheric black-and-white photography by Miles Lowry, makes wonderful introduction to contemporary Québécois poetry and an intriguing exploration of one of the world’s favourite cities.