February 7, 2021

Metrovino

Snowpants - A Poem

February 7, 2021

Metrovino

there's no dignity in it

at some point, you just have to commit to this life thing
whether you're a junkie on the street or a lawyer in a suit
you have to breathe deeply and say
“okay. I'll do this.”
and your way or their way, you do it. you live.

February 7, 2021

Metrovino

Perfect Pairings

February 7, 2021

Metrovino

Poems especially written for Valentine's Day 2021 by 6 Calgary poets and are printed on coloured paper (4x6) with gold ink from a risograph press with a space for writing a love message of your own thanks to Yolkless Press and paired with a thoughtful bottle of wine!

February 3, 2021

Metrovino

My Liquid Travel Agent

February 3, 2021

Metrovino

Despite drinking an excellent bottle of Mosel wine, I had my usual difficulty courting sleep last night. I tossed and turned for a minor eternity, seeking the elusive cool patch on the pillow and rearranging flaccid cat bodies. At long last, with morning looming nearby, I found myself in a verdant dreamscape.

January 5, 2021

Michelle Paget Salberg

They're Coming For You, Barbera

January 5, 2021

Michelle Paget Salberg

It was cold for late September. Johnny and his sister, Barbara, were driving south from Torino, eating boiled sweets and attempting to decipher crackling transmissions on the radio. Johnny fine-tuned the dial while keeping an eye out for the turnoff that had eluded them so many times in the past.

November 18, 2020

Michelle Paget Salberg

So Few Want to be Rebels Anymore

November 18, 2020

Michelle Paget Salberg

One day when the weather was more humane and the bike paths clear of snow, I pedalled past stationary railcars emblazoned with the provocative statement, "So Few Want to be Rebels Anymore". I was already thinking about wine, and the defaced train units catalyzed another deliberation upon what we now colloquially refer to as “natural wine”.