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final text 9/5/07 12:57 PM Page 1 Canadian Literature/ Littératurecanadienne A Quarterly of Criticism and Review Number , Summer Published by The University of British Columbia, Vancouver Editor: Laurie Ricou Associate Editors: Laura Moss (Reviews), Glenn Deer (Reviews), Kevin McNeilly (Poetry), Réjean Beaudoin (Francophone Writing), Judy Brown (Reviews) Past Editors: George Woodcock (‒), W.H. New, Editor emeritus (‒), Eva-Marie Kröller (‒) Editorial Board Heinz Antor Universität Köln Janice Fiamengo University of Ottawa Carole Gerson Simon Fraser University Coral Ann Howells University of Reading Smaro Kamboureli University of Guelph Jon Kertzer University of Calgary Ric Knowles University of Guelph Neil ten Kortenaar University of Toronto Louise Ladouceur University of Alberta Patricia Merivale University of British Columbia Judit Molnár University of Debrecen Leslie Monkman Queen’s University Maureen Moynagh St. Francis Xavier University Élizabeth Nardout-Lafarge Université de Montréal Ian Rae McGill University Roxanne Rimstead Université de Sherbrooke Patricia Smart Carleton University David Staines University of Ottawa Penny van Toorn University of Sydney David Williams University of Manitoba Mark Williams University of Canterbury Editorial Laurie Ricou When it Rains it Winks Articles Danielle Fuller Listening to the Readers of “Canada Reads” Andrea Stone Internalized Racism: Physiology and Abjection in Kerri Sakamoto’s The Electrical Field Robin Jarvis Curious Fame: The Literary Relevance of Alexander Mackenzie Reconsidered Maia Joseph Wondering into Country: Dionne Brand’s A Map to the Door of No Return final text 9/5/07 12:57 PM Page 2 Poems Michael Bullock A.F. Moritz Theresa Muñoz Michael Lista Bill Howell Susan Andrews Grace Books in Review Forthcoming book reviews are available at the Canadian Literature website: http://www.canlit.ca Authors Reviewed Terrence Heath Sylvia Adams Nairne Holtz Mark Abley , Walter W. Igersheimer Jason Anderson Julie Johnston Marjorie Anderson Brian Kennedy Ken Babstock Don Kerr Heather Ball Shane .L. Koyczan Derek Beaulieu Anita Lahey Shannon Bramer Catherine Lake Di Brandt Robert Lalonde Nicole Brossard Amanda Lamarche Robert Budde André Lamontagne Aaron Bushkowsky Serge Lamothe J. Edward Chamberlin Annette Lapointe Veronika Martenova Charles Mary Lawson Ying Chen Michel Leclerc Rey Chow Alvin A. Lee Carole Connolly Sylvia Legris Méira Cook John Lent Hugues Corriveau Karin Levine Antonio D’Alfonso Hartmut Lutz Ian Darragh Ann-Marie MacDonald Poli Délano Tanis MacDonald Marci Denesiuk Alice Major Martine Desjardins Irena R. Makaryk François Dumont Alberto Manguel Sinclair Dumontais Guylaine Massoutre Louise Dupré David Matas Allan D. English Susan McCaslin Jon Paul Fiorentino Don McKay Max Foran John Mighton Lucia Frangione Marcel O’Gorman Vittorio Frigerio Katrina Onstad Northrop Frye Catherine Owen Madeleine Gagnon F.G. Paci Lorena Gale Morris Panych Charlotte Gill Kevin Patterson Susan Andrews Grace Steve Pirot Leslie Greentree Edgar Allan Poe Lisa Grekul Liza Potvin Jennica Harper B.W. Powe Diana Hartog Joseph G. Price final text 9/5/07 12:57 PM Page 3 Al Purdy Tim Conley Gail Robinson Nicole Côté B. Glen Rotchin T.L. Cowan Susan Rudy Paul Denham Alfred Scow Adam Dickinson Olive Senior Roseanna Dufault Karen Shenfeld Graham N. Forst Emil Sher Jennifer Fraser Andrea Spalding Alan Galey Robert Strandquist Neta Gordon Anne Szumigalski Ronald Granofsky Drew Hayden Taylor Tim Haner France Théoret Beverley Haun Sharon Thesen Adele Holoch Michel Tremblay Shelley Hulan Maxine Trottier Madelaine Jacobs Daniel Scott Tysdal Karl E. Jirgens John Vaillant Joseph Jones Ann Walsh Maia Joseph Barry Webster Adrienne Kertzer Darren Wershler-Henry Catherine Khordoc Robert J. Wiersema Chris Leach sheri-d wilson Travis V. Mason Terence Young Janet Melo-Thaiss Cynthia Zimmerman Paul Milton Vin Nardizzi Of Note Annika Orich Brian Brett Barbara Pell J. Edward Chamberlin Helen Potrebenko Bill Gaston Meredith Quartermain Frederick Philip Grove Neil Querengesser , , Klaus Martens Marilyn Randall , Don McKay Judith Saltman Lisa Moore Darlene Shatford Lisa Robertson Maïté Snauwaert Christine Stewart Reviewers Jes Battis Joanne Tompkins Hilary Turner George Belliveau Roberta Birks Anne F. Walker Kristen Warder Antoine Boisclair Alison Calder Andrea Wasylow Erin Wunker Marie Carrière Kathryn Carter Lynn (J.R.) Wytenbroek Lily Cho final text 9/5/07 12:57 PM Page 4 Opinions & Notes Zhao Fa Dynamic Equivalence in Translation Kristin McHale Lullabies for Literature: An Interview with Heather O’Neill Last Pages Laurie Ricou Idea and Parody Best Wishes: Laurie Ricou completed his term as Editor in June . The incoming Editor is Margery Fee, who was Associate Editor (Reviews) from to . Kevin McNeilly, Associate Editor (Poetry), has also completed his term; the incoming Associate Editor (Poetry) is Larissa Lai. Canadian Literature, a peer-reviewed journal, welcomes submissions of articles, interviews, and other commentaries relating to writers and writing in Canada, and of previously unpublished poems by Canadian writers. The journal does not publish fiction. Articles of approximately words (including Notes and Works Cited), double spaced, in -point font size, should be submitted in triplicate, with the author’s name deleted from copies, and addressed to The Editor, Canadian Literature, The University of British Columbia, Buchanan , Main Mall, Vancouver, , Canada . Submissions should include a brief biographical note and a self- addressed return envelope, either with Canadian stamps or accompa- nied by International Postal Reply Coupons. Submissions without cannot be returned. Articles should follow guidelines for bibliographic format. All works accepted for publication must also be available on diskette. Littérature canadienne, revue universitaire avec comités d’évaluation, reçoit des soumissions d’articles, d’entrevues et autres commentaires portant sur les écrivains du Canada et sur leurs oeuvres, de même que des poèmes inédits d’auteurs canadiens. 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Humans are now literally “mining” groundwa- ter, another speaker warned—mining it like gold or coal: “We remove it, and it cannot be replaced.” Developed countries in particular cherish a myth (clearly intended in this case to mean “illusion” and “false”) of an endless water supply. And, then, a voice said ruefully, as if turning to Canadian liter- ature, “we have an image of ourselves as a nation of canoeists.” I was rather carelessly jotting down