Into the Rhubarb
By Carla Coles
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"Into the rhubarb: headed off the road; to get into trouble; a brawl, argument, or squabble."
In her fifth volume of poetry, Carla Coles once again brings us into her inimitable inner world. This time, along with her odes to the pleasures of coffee and cake and writing, she delves into the darker emotions of betrayal, endings, and coming through the fire with her sense of humour intact and her gift with words honed to a new level of insight.
"Whether the subject matter is painful, wonderful, chaotically confusing, or simply the inappropriating of her own kaleidoscopic inner culture, Carla's perfectly parsed insights are never anything less than a delight. And sometimes there's a sly lesson about how to be human in an inhuman world." ~ Bruce Barber, author of Jetsam: New and Collected Fictions
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Into the Rhubarb - Carla Coles
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Storeylines PressCopyright © 2022 by Carla Coles
Cover photo by Alison Coles
Cover design and author photo by Barbara Storey
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Land Acknowledgment
This book was written on the traditional lands of the Anishinabek, Haudenosauneega Confederacy, and Anishinaabe, Treaty 29, 1827. As a settler to this area, we acknowledge the importance of the Indigenous people and their importance to this region, nation, and its culture, as well as their unjust treatment by the Canadian government and settlers past and present. We support justice for all missing and murdered women and girls, and healing for those affected by the horrors of residential schools and current injustices.
This book is dedicated to my best friend,
Tina Gaston,
who always saves me a seat and holds me space.
And also this extraordinary chocolate cake I shared
with said best friend.
A slice of chocolate cake on a square white place, with fork
Of spark and connection
Betrayal, heartbreak, loss
Strength, and eventual healing
Maybe even some revenge
contents
Introduction
Part One
Alone
August 29
Beached
Cupped
Elsewhere
Fooled
Inappropriate
Moments
On Hold
On the Dock
Residue
Rifts
Suspended
Tina’s Cottage
The Guest
Tremors
Adventures
The Fight
Falling
Teetering
Night Wanders
Flight
Forward
Almost
Truth
Status
January 25
The View
Still
Quiet
Coping
Immersed
Valid
Drowning
Hard to Explain
Shadow
Jaded
Fractions
Treated
Rough Patches
Ditched
Holes
Options
Imperfections
Directions
Paled
Projection
Release
Lighter
Part Two
Awakening
Separating
Bitter
Smeared
Blame
Cruel Jabs
Difference
Every Time
Fine
Downpour
Glanced
The Night Before
Honestly
Consequences