Susan Haldane, formerly a reporter for several Grey County newspapers, will be in Owen Sound September 8 to read from her new book of poetry, Hard Bargain Road. The reading is part of the Oh!Sound reading series hosted by Owen Sound poet laureate Rico Sitoski.
Haldane grew up in Grey County and worked for the Meaford Express, Thornbury Review-Herald, and the Owen Sound Sun Times. She now lives and farms with her husband in northern Ontario. Haldane brings a journalist’s eye to her poetry, telling stories of the rural community, the evolution of the land and the challenges of farming in the Anthropocene.
Hard Bargain Road is published by Gaspereau Press in Nova Scotia. The publisher describes the book as direct and plain-spoken: “This collection recalls the frank wistful and stubborn persistence of a bluegrass hymn, a song for a community that will not be defined from without.”
The reading September 8 will take place in the auditorium of the Owen Sound Public Library at 7 p.m. Haldane will also read and discuss the background to her book on September 10 at the L.E. Shore Library in Thornbury.
Hard Bargain Road is available at Jessica’s Books in Thornbury, or from Gaspereau Press.
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source: media release
