The Serenity of Stone

Written by Michael Fraser.

Published by Bookland Press, 2008.

9780978379346 Poetry

The poems in The Serenity of Stone emerge from places as disparate as Fraser’s childhood in Grenada, adolescence in Edmonton, and teenage years and adulthood in Toronto. They span the themes of diasporadic life, themes ranging from landscape and family history, romance and love, crime and racism to kindness and abuse, squalor and education. Stylistically the poems fall into many camps. The work is rooted in many traditions, from hip hop to the English canon. Fraser skillfully combines a hip street element with the attention to high standards of detail and style.