Mona Fertig

"When it comes to erotic writing, Mona Fertig makes the rules. And she does it by breaking them. Let the reader beware." – Robert Kroetsch

"Voluptous, luscious, fertile... Fertig's mastery of the metaphor is breathtaking, her truth-laser voice is searing in its honesty, beautiful and brave." – Karen X Tulchinsky, Vancouver Sun

"It is Mona Fertig's first book of poetry after a 12 year absence; 12 years is a long time... I feel denied for not having a book for each of the twelve passed years, but Fertig's words were worth the wait." – Andrea Blundell, WORD, Toronto

"Sex, Death & Travel should take its place as one of the most attractively designed poetry books this year. Printed on the wrap-around French covers is a painting by Fertig's father, a man who worked mostly in obscurity. Its a stunning cover-image and a fitting introduction to the unusually vibrant prose poems gathered inside." – Gary Geddes, BC Bookworld

"From Down Under, through a looking glass that sets on fire familial heart and hearth, Fertig has explored the Big Three with such lucid intensity and fierce attention that the page is in danger of igniting." – Penn Kemp, Literary News Network-Top Ten Poetry Books – Number One Book of 1998–99

"At times Fertig displays absolute mastery of timing within the prose poem, using italics to lift words, as literally read, out of the commonplace into a world lit by the luminosity of her images." – Harold Rhenisch, Poetry Reviews Page

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