Hunger: The Poetry of Susan Musgrave

From Griffin Poetry Prize finalist Susan Musgrave, author of more than thirty-five books, comes Hunger, works selected from Musgrave’s last four books with an introduction by Micheline Maylor (The Bad Wife, Little Wildheart) and a humorous and thoughtful after-essay by Musgrave herself about the breadth of her literary career. This volume features poems written since the death of Musgrave’s husband, the award-winning memoirist Stephen Reid, and showcases Musgrave’s signature blend of ribaldry, wit, and the big questions about life, love, rebellion, and aging. A visceral and hearty collection of poems, and an examination of the feminine principle in the first two decades of the 21st century, this selected volume is a tribute to Musgrave’s long career and literary wisdom.

Susan Musgrave has published more than 30 books and received awards in six categories - poetry, novels, non-fiction, food writing, editing and books for children. She lives on Haida Gwaii where she owns and manages Copper Beech House. Her most recent book is Exculpatory Lilies, which was a finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Governor General’s Award for Poetry, 2023.

Dr. Micheline Maylor is a Poet Laureate Emerita of Calgary (2016-18). She was awarded the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Award for literary contributions to Alberta in 2022. Her most recent book The Bad Wife (2021) won the BPAA Robert Kroetsch Award for best book of Alberta poetry. She won the Lois Hole Award for Editorial excellence for poetry in Alberta (2019).