In a Fragile Moment: A Landscape of Canadian Poetry is an insightful collection of essays and reviews, written from the poetic heart of Professor Oliv . The authors covered in this astute critical study are treated with heart felt respect. Professor Oliv has the uncanny ability to portray his incisive observations in a poetic and perceptive manner.

This is a significant study of 31 Canadian writers:

Milton Acorn, Margaret Atwood, Al Purdy, John B. Lee, Keith Inman, Lala Heine-Koehn, Linda Rogers, Glen Sorestad, Anna Yin...