Tales for an Urban Sky

Jo-Anne McBride is a renewable resource specialist in Vancouver, B.C.

Beautifully told tales of the city, forming a mythology of how and why
and who and where, form the core of this collection of wonderful poems.
Alice Major has a clear and focused eye that pins the reference points
of city living, an eye that gathers what goes unnoticed, yet forms the
background of our lives.

There is rhythm and richness of detail in Major’s unique style of
storytelling. “And I’m tapping my foot, feeling fine. / Outside, an
oriental man pulls up / struggles to fit his brown Impala / by a parking
meter. Then looks for change / to rent this little space for a time.”
Tales for an Urban Sky is a collection of observations and fables, with
unexpected glimpses that present a new view, a different lens.

My one quibble is the terrible typeface chosen for the cover and title
of each piece; fortunately, it should not deter readers from enjoying
this intelligent, special book.