Mike Barnes Non-Fiction for example—while developing a populist

for example—while developing a populist aesthetic that has found resonance with both rural and urban audiences

a Self-Portrait

family and himself

Lull’d in these flowers with dances and delight

Ten varied stories – many published in Canada’s best literary journals – of contemporary women learning what they want from sex

Mike Barnes Non-Fiction for example—while developing a populistMike Barnes is the author of the novels Catalogue Raisonn and The Syllabus, the short fiction collections Aquarium winner of the 1999 Danuta Gleed Award and Contrary Angel, and two poetry collections, Calm Jazz Sea, shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial award, and a thaw foretold. His stories have appeared twice in Best Canadian Stories, three times in The Journey Prize Anthology, and won the Silver Medal for Fiction at the National Magazine