The Dance Floor Tilts

by Susan Alexander

tagged: canadian

Description

As the dance floor of life tilts beneath our feet, do we keep dancing? In this inspired collection of Susan Alexander’s poems, we sway to the rhythms of passion, death, grief, and how we are connected in our lives. The individual moments making up the tune of this poet’s life offer the possibility of finding the beauty within the everyday resonance of our own existence.

About the Author

Susan Alexander has been called “a big girl” since the day she was born. She is the author of The Dance Floor Tilts, a book of poems. Her work has appeared in chapbooks and several literary magazines. One poem is currently riding the Vancouver buses (Poetry in Transit, 2018–19). Susan lives on Bowen Island, BC, which she acknowledges as the traditional, unceded territory of the Squamish Nation.

Contributor Notes

Susan Alexander is the winner of the 2016 Short Grain poetry prize and the 2015 Vancouver Writers’ Festival Contest. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in SubTerrain, Arc, CV2, Grain, Room, The Antigonish Review, and PRISM international. She is a regular at Lorna Crozier and Patrick Lane’s poetry retreats. For inspiration, Alexander writes from eclectic experiences — as a chambermaid, CBC Radio journalist, stay-at-home mother, waitress, lay preacher, and associate at a boutique investment firm, as well as from her family history and passions. She is an associate member of the League of Canadian Poets.

Awards

Winner, Short Grain poetry prize
Winner, Vancouver Writers’ Festival Contest

The Dance Floor Tilts

by Susan Alexander

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