More Songs the Radio Won't Play

“I think opening More Songs the Radio Won’t Play to any page is going to leave readers surprised and smiling, which is to say Rogal’s poetry is ‘a wild thing’ that makes everything groovy (sorry, I couldn’t help myself). It is a poetry collection that is both endearing and fantastical.” — The Woodlot“This astonishing collection begs the question: is this a compilation of musical hits, a jukebox of ‘goldy oldies,’ a playlist for contemporary audiences, or a poetry collection? The answer is simple: it’s a synthesis of all of those things. If you read slowly, you’ll realize that this writing is more about the journey than the destination.” — The Typescript“These poems are smart, clever, and they laugh at that part of themselves. They’re fun. They push the poetic experience into the extremely familiar. They attest to the life and staying power of other people’s words and songs, to everything we receive from our mediated relationships with others. And they push the poetic forms by destroying the single line of thought and making the presence of the past known and deeply felt.”— periodicities

Born in Vancouver, and now living in Toronto, Stan Rogal is the author of 27 books, including eight novels, seven story collections, and 12 poetry collections. His work has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. Rogal is also a produced playwright and the former coordinator of Toronto’s popular Idler Pub Reading Series.

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