[ Large Image ] | If, When Bren Simmers 2021 / Canadian Poetry / $19.95 9781554472277 / Trade paper / 64 pp The poems in If, When link the author’s contemporary experiences while living in Squamish, British Columbia, with those of her great-grandparents, who lived in the nearby mining town of Britannia a century earlier. Exploring the complex layers of relationship that make up a place—the many interactions and negotiations that transpire as different people live and work together within a specific environment—Bren Simmers offers a fresh and empathetic take on the inevitable tensions between land stewardship and economic development, finding, ultimately, much potential for connection and community. To purchase this title: Add it to your cart | Other Books by this Author | The Work Bren Simmers 2024 / Canadian Poetry / $23.95 CAN 9781554472666 / Trade paper / 80 pp | Pivot Point Bren Simmers 2019 / Memoir/Women, Canadian Poetry / $24.95 CAN 9781554472000 / Trade paper / 112 pp |