Little Wild Adam Getty Mixing realism and the fantastic

Mixing realism and the fantastic

Blending gaudy lyrical excess with blemish-ridden found material

Bifford is exceptionally adept at capturing the beauty of the mundane

Using simple language about complex events and emotions

Little Wild Adam Getty Mixing realism and the fantasticDescription Little Wild explores the performance of masculinity in contemporary Canada, with a focus on how toxic masculinity relates to mental health, aggression, substance abuse and crises of identity. Through the reimagining of family histories and personal experiences, the poems in this collection exact a representation of a young man in conflict with outdated ideals of virility, struggling to redefine himself on his own terms. Little Wild is a