Jay Ruzesky's fiction, poetry, and non-fiction has been published in Canada and internationally and translated into Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian. His previous books include Blue Himalayan Poppies, Painting the Yellow House Blue, and Am I Glad To See You. His first novel, The Wolsenburg Clock , was shortlisted for the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize and a ReLit Award. He has been on the editorial board of The Malahat Review for over twenty years and is co-founder of Outlaw Editions. He teaches English, Film Studies, and Creative Writing at Vancouver Island University and lives on Vancouver Island.
1.
Long Beach
Lending Library
It Was Good to Grow Up with the Bomb
Controlled Burn
The Moon Changes, Even as Your Mind
Skating
Long Distance
Storm
Breath
Flight 3625: Vancouver to Toronto
Chesterman's Beach
Gardenia
2.
Glass Eye
The Sky That Night
A Map of the Western States
Jane
On First Looking over Chapman Motors
Life on Mars
Faithful Street
Ministry
Mies van der Rohe
Albino Crow
The Myth of Sisyphus
Jumper
A Story
Chickadee Poem
Sailing
3.
The Creation of Adam
Fishing with the Boy
Star
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Green-Eyed Monster
Lombard Street
Switchback
Last Judgement
Portrait of a Child with Fever
Drinking Song
Face
The Golden Pheasant
The Tyndall Effect
Blue Himalayan Poppies
