By Word of Mouth

Dennis Cooley grew up in Estevan, Saskatchewan, and attended the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Rochester. He is an active member of the writing community in Winnipeg and teaches at St. John's College, University of Manitoba. His latest book of poetry is the bentleys (2006).Nicole Markotic is a poet and critic who teaches at the University of Windsor and edits the chapbook publication Wrinkle Press. She has published two poetry books, Connect the Dots and Minotaurs & Other Alphabets, as well as a fictional biography of Alexander Graham Bell, Yellow Pages. She is currently completing a novel.

``By Word of Mouth and the Laurier Poetry series are a welcome and important contribution to widening the reach and availability of Canadian poetry.'' -- Jennifer Dales -- ARC Poetry Magazine, 60, Summer 2008, 200808

• By Word of Mouth: The Poetry of Dennis Cooley, selected with an introduction by Nicole MarkotićForeword Neil BesnerBiographical NoteIntroduction: By Word of Mouth: An Introduction to Dennis Cooley's Poetry Nicole MarkotićA Poem for You, Leaving Winnipeganaeurysm""& we are skinbags of heated water    dreaming""in his tangerine skinthe love song of j l krafchenko or the trans canada in (trance cryptSonya OrlowskyPaul sdExorcismI think ""ego""; ergo I amlabiarinthanatomy of loveprairie romancebehind the doormoon musingsholy cowinner earmy eyemelodious rhymehe replies to his criticsbreathless""In Germany cooley is a migrant labourer""""Wished we had the camera for David""winnipeg in wintera series of shocking pre-positions""mother tongue""""this on remembrance weekend""""bodies are""jack's dictionary of cunning linguistsblood brothersred men aceecholaliathe red /emption of blood""& not that he's wrong""""& a crate of apples could i suppose""""& listening to night sticky with sweat""after words Dennis CooleySelected Cooley Poems: Sources