Missing Children

A daring and innovative collection of new poems by the controversial author ofPaul's CaseandVillainElle. Missing Childrenis a daring and innovative collection of new poems by the controversial author ofPaul's CaseandVillainElle. Here, Lynn Crosbie creates a bold fusion of genres by taking traditional elements of the novel dialogue, plot, and description and weaving them through a series of narratively linked poems. Centering on a man and a woman obsessively drawn to each other,Missing Childrenunfolds around a forbidden relationship and a series of letters, written by the protagonist, to the parents of missing children. Infused with psychological insight, rich in cultural iconography, and written in spare, clear language,Missing Childrentakes us to the moral fringes of society and challenges us to judge what we find. Crosbie breaks new stylistic and dramatic ground in this compelling, original collection.

<b>Lynn Crosbie</b> is the author of two novels, <i>Dorothy L’Amour</i> and <i>Paul’s Case</i>, and four previous collections of poetry, <i>Miss Pamela’s Mercy</i>, <i>VillainElle</i>, <i>Pearl</i> and <i>Queen</i> <i>Rat</i>. She is also the editor of two acclaimed anthologies of feminist writing, <i>The Girl Wants To</i> and <i>Click</i>. She is a regular contributor to the <i>Toronto Star</i>, the <i>Globe and Mail</i>, and <i>Toronto Life Fashion</i>, and won a National Magazine Award for her short story “The High Hard Ones,” published in <i>Saturday Night</i>. Lynn Crosbie lives in Toronto, where she completed a Ph.D. in English literature, and teaches at the University of Toronto.