OUR CATEGORY : Kees Kapteyn

Torque (reviewing Gord Downie’s book)

Put a poetry book on a table,
Turn it at an askew angle
And consider the tension that angle brings.
~ Kees Kapteyn
Kees Kapteyn lives in Niagara, Ontario. A painter and writer, Kees has self-published two chapbooks, “Grubstreet” and “Coffee Salt,” as well as been published in magazines such as Canadian Stories, Novella, Corvid Revue, Revolution 21 […]

The Library Kerouac

Now, just look at this book.
It’s so beautiful, dog-eared and beat up
Having passed through hundreds of hands;
This promiscuous book.
The lines and creases of use are born on its cover
And the words inside hold its nature
Like a tender fleshed fruit.
I love it deeply.
~ Kees Kapteyn
Kees Kapteyn lives in Niagara, Ontario. A painter and writer, Kees […]