Lean Days
Wolsak and Wynn 2004
ISBN 0-919897-94-0
Reviews
Primer on the Hereafter
Wolsak and Wynn 2006
ISBN 1-894987-12-8
Primer on the Hereafter
“Steve McOrmond’s Primer on the Hereafter is full of memorable lines and images, wonderfully crafted and moving....“Clear-cut, as seen from above” is as beautiful a poem on an environmental theme as anyone has written, and “Finch Station” is a fine meditation on urban life.”
> Maurice Mierau, Winnipeg Free Press
“Primer on the Hereafter contains more than a few remarkable poems that strike a macabre or visceral note with an electrifying truth, and so here I would say is a poet to watch.”
> Gillian Harding-Russell, Prairie Fire
“In this new collection, McOrmond takes stock with many of the traditional great literary themes: history, nature, mortality, temporality, and individual vs. collective identity. His sweep is great, his ambition on display aplenty.”
> Jason Rotstein, Vallum
“I like Steve McOrmond’s pacing. His work reminds me of some of the more serious sides of Actualism or of the uptown side of the NY School’s later generations.”
> Ron Silliman, Silliman's Blog
> Ron Silliman, Silliman's Blog
Lean Days
“This is strong work by a clearly dedicated poet, and a first collection from a voice to watch.”
> Alex Boyd, Arc
> Alex Boyd, Arc
“This is a book of longing. McOrmond may cover his longing in dark humour, but below there is a sensitivity that’s wrapped around the right metaphor, the perfect image.”
> Michael DeBeyer, Atlantic Books Today
“…there's both small-town genuineness and urban polish in his work…”
> Barbara Carey, The Toronto Star
> Barbara Carey, The Toronto Star