Sublunary

By Lisa Richter

In Sublunary, Lisa Richter explores what it's like to live "under the moon" in a world that is simultaneously a heartbreak and a total wonder. Sweetmeats and ocelots rain from the sky. Pets are shadow puppets. A kitten impersonates a teacup. A grieving daughter travels back in time to be at her father's side in the final hours of his life. Newlyweds soar over the rooftops of west-end Toronto, passing a violin-playing goat along the way. From Atlantis to Mount Olympus to Christie Pits, these poems interweave moments of absurdity and awe, creating a nuanced portrait of what "a reckless intimacy with the world" might look like--for better or worse. Sublunary is a book of elegy, play, and rupture that advocates for an ethics of care, solidarity, and compassion for our perfectly imperfect selves and each other: a mode of survival that is full-throated and, at times, even joyous.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1772128546
• ISBN13: 9781772128543
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"