Issue No. 8
FALL 2025
In the eighth issue of The Ampersand Review, we are proud to present a variety of short stories, poems, and works of creative nonfiction that showcase innovative writing in the Canadian literary landscape. This issue features an exclusive interview with Stuart Ross, poetry by Dennis Lee and Tatum Taylor Chaubal, fiction by Mark Sampson and Barry Dempster, and more!
Contents
Poetry
Dennis lee
Old Men
In Your Heart
Tatum taylor chaubal
Echolalia
Prairie Dog Town
Barry Dempster
Tallies
Opacity
shelagh rowan-legg
Instruction for a Post-Disaster Investigation
adrian de leon
Return Migration to a Feral Safari
Domain Expansion
Frances boyle
Pelagic
jedidiah mugarura
From Nyamuteza: three poems
morgan cross
Getting to Sleep
jason heroux
Shopping Cart
etienne marsolet
Goldfish
Medusafish
Jimmy t cahill
Utopianism: A Very Short Introduction
Fiction
mark sampson
Adults in Costumes
atma frans
Golden Toxin
david james brock
Big Goose
Non-Fiction
caitlin stall-paquet
Go Play Outside
paige maylott
Cup Of Sugar
Feature
Stuart Ross
A Conversation
Reviews
lynda williams
The Immortal Woman by Su Chang
selena mercuri
Disorder by Conceta Principe
filomena cozzolino
Simple Creatures by Robert McGill
Janet pollock millar
The Erotics of Cutting Grass: Reflections on a Well-Loved Life by Kate Braid
matt boylan
ZZOO by MA|DE
Interviews
Three Short Interviews With Children’s Literature Authors
Salma Hussain
Jon Arno Lawson
Linda Trinh