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Mari-Lou Rowley Vancouver, Canada poet, science writer and principal of Pro-Textual Communications, Mari-Lou Rowley describes her poetics as walking the line between language and lyric. Her most recent books are Interference with the Hydrangea (Thistledown Press, 2003), and Viral Suite (Anvil Press, 2004).

“Rowley pulls us into a teaming world of biological and physical processes, where thought and emotion are physics and chemistry, and the subatomic world a model of spiritual grace.” – The Globe and Mail

“It is rare to see science and poetry mixed as seamlessly as they are in Mari-Lou Rowley’s Viral Suite.” – This Magazine

“…Here, nature fights back in these haunting and sometimes horrific pieces. Rowley proves that a poem about blood-sucking leeches can be fun.” – Uptown Magazine

What they say about Interference with the Hydrangea:

“Mari-Lou Rowley slows the line down so you can hear the syllabic compliments, the weight of heavy blossoms. She continually interrupts typical poetic metaphors of growth and progress… It’s a hum that resonates.” – The Georgia Straight

Rocks of Sarakiniko

Sex in Space Time

Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA, Starbucks Literary Stage

• Sunday, September 5th, 2004. 7:15 p.m.

Word on the Street, Poetry in Transit, Vancouver, BC

• Sunday, September 26th, 2004

Sundays at JBI, James Bay Inn, Victoria, BC

• Sunday, October 24th, 2004