guys named Bill traces the narrator's journey from childhood to adulthood, through a marriage and beyond. The poems explore the meaning behind the mundane everyday experiences that form us. The various characters named Bill are a thread running throughout the book; they appear at meaningful moments in the narrator's life, and are representative of change. Ranging from darkly cynical to humourous and blunt, the poems are ultimately optimistic, as the resilient narrator creates a new life from the remnants of the old.

guys named Bill

Leslie Greentree

Frontenac House Ltd.

Shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. go-go dancing for Elvis by Leslie Greentree is the story of two sisters: the beautiful sister, who travels the States as a dancer for an Elvis impersonator, and her more conventional sister, who stays home and renovates her house. It’s a story of love, jealousy, betrayal, and the people who used to have our phone numbers. Most of all it's a story about Hawkeye Pierce and power tools.

go-go dancing for Elvis

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guys named Bill

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