Cruise Missile Liberals

2017 poetry collection

Cruise Missile Liberals

Author| Spencer Gordon
Language| Canadian English
Genre| Satire
Published| Gibsons, British Columbia
Publisher| Nightwood Editions

Publication date

| October 1, 2017
Publication place| Canada
Media type| poetry collection
ISBN| 9780889713338

Cruise Missile Liberals is a 2017 poetry collection. It is the debut poetry book of Canadian writer Spencer Gordon.[1] The book features satirical poems with themes of politics and or popular culture.[2]

## Reception

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The book received positive reviews. CBC Books called it "highly experimental, highly witty and ... dripping with charisma".[3] Barb Carey of the Toronto Star found it to be funny and heartfelt while noting that the material shows off Gordon's "acerbic wit" and "knack for nifty turns of phrase".[2] The Globe and Mail's Domenica Martinello gave the book a positive review, characterizing it as absurdist and vivid in its tackling of societal ills.[4] Stevie Howell of Quill & Quire gave the book a starred review, describing it as a "complex and accomplished first collection from a writer who has honed his voice by listening".[5] Jonathan Ball of Winnipeg Free Press called it "[A book of] disturbing, wry intelligence … [and] taut, careful craft".[6] Tim Conley of the journal Canadian Literature states that the book is fun and features "bored Epicureanism with at least a shot of suburban self-loathing", summarising that it mixes positive and negative attributes.[7] Phillipe Pamela Dungao of Broken Pencil reviewed its titular poem and found it to be a complex reflection of life in the modern day.[8]

## See also

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* Cosmo by Spencer Gordon
* Canadian poetry

## References

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1. ^ Patrick, Ryan B. (October 12, 2017). "Why Spencer Gordon aspires to be Céline Dion when he writes". CBC. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
2. ^ a b Carey, Barb (October 27, 2017). "Debut poets mark the latest collections for poetry lovers". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
3. ^ Staff (August 25, 2017). "16 Canadian poetry collections to watch for". CBC Books. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
4. ^ Martinello, Domenica (December 14, 2017). "Reviews: Chris Banks's The Cloud Versus Grand Unification Theory and Spencer Gordon's Cruise Missile Liberals". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
5. ^ Howell, Stevie (January 1, 2018). "Cruise Missile Liberals". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
6. ^ Ball, Jonathan (September 23, 2017). "Beaulieu brilliantly blows up Warhol". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
7. ^ Conley, Tim. "Whether You Win or Lose". Canadian Literature (House, Home, Hospitality special issue of Canadian Literature 237 (2019)): 146–147 – via Canlit.ca.
8. ^ Dungao, Phillipe Pamela (May 8, 2018). "Cruise Missile Liberals poetry book sketches out the picture of liberalism in the modern world". Broken Pencil. No. 79.

## External links

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* Cruise Missile Liberals at Google Books