TRILLIUM AWARD JURY COMMENTS

“The poems in Robin Richardson’s Sit How You Want are hot and cool, exposed and demure, and full of ferocity and sass. The speaker of these poems uses a keen eye, a biting wit, and and musical ear to record and transcend the obstacles life has placed around her. The narrator seems to suggest that is not enough to confront trauma, grief, and the threat of sexual violence in poetry, but that this art form can be masterfully used to flaunt scars, invite confrontation, and dive deep into the rich sensuality of existence. The speaker’s voice emerges as if from a chrysalis, but these sharp-formed works do not form a butterfly, but instead a tender scorpion.”

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