Generation celebrates 2009 launch
By Burton Taylor
Lance Writer
March 11, 2009
 For over 40 years, Generation has been an undergraduate English students’ publication of poetry, prose, and photography. In this year’s editions editors Kate Hargreaves, Cristina Naccarato, and Kaitlin Tremblay have put together a prodigious collection of work from student artists from across the province.
THE LANCE: The theme of loss is central to many of the poems and stories in the collection. Was this is a deliberate editorial choice?
KATE HARGREAVES: Not consciously, but in a way. When we put out the call for submissions, we did not include a theme requirement. However, when we had the editing package together, we noticed that loss ran through many of the pieces.
TL: Do you think there’s some connection between this city and this sense of loss in its young writers?
KH: I think that loss is something that comes up in a lot of writing really, regardless of location. Windsor has seen its fair share of loss and struggle lately, in terms of the economy and the effects that has on individuals, which may come out as reflections of personal loss in the pieces in Generation.
TL: Many of the poems either rely heavily on the image of the words on the page or the sound of the words, but not both. Why do you think this is?
KH: The style of the pieces really reflect the subject matter. “Canadian Apologies” is about speaking apologies, so it relies on the sound of the words as opposed to images. Same goes for “Chasin’ the Bird,” which is about music and rhythm, and it creates this in its sound. Poems like “circumlocution” on the other hand, which heavily focus on visual images, take on a more visually dynamic form.
The official launch of Generation takes place at Phog at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17. Copies of Generation will be available for $5.
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