Mcgill-queen's University Press
Rules of the Kingdom
About this book
Author / Editor information
Julie Paul is the author of three short fiction collections and the poetry collection The Rules of the Kingdom. She lives in Victoria, BC.Julie Paul is the author of the short story collections The Jealousy Bone and The Pull of the Moon. She lives in Victoria, BC.
Reviews
"Julie Paul’s first book of poetry is a powerful narrative of place, family, religion and sex, her histories thereof. These poems are strong, delicate, risky as fire. So much fire in this beautiful collection, so many bright poems, so many clear flames." Arleen Paré, author of Lake of Two Mountains
“With mastery and invention, [Paul] takes the storytelling poem to new heights.” The Malahat Review
"Rich with the evocative details of place and family life. The poems are skilfully crafted and attentively honed, making The Rules of the Kingdom a pleasure to read." Canadian Literature
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Front Matter
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Contents
vii - Settlers’ Descendant Reclaims the Past
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Settlers’ Descendant Reclaims the Past
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Variations of Home
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Confessions of a Migratory Species
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Highway 511, Lanark Village
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Lanark County Love
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Sentinel
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Local Beliefs
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The Rules of the Kingdom
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Fire Loves
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Paint by Numbers: Lanark Fire, 1959
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I Should Have Married a Fireman
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April, Ottawa Valley
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Antecedents
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Photo, Post-baptism, 1969
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In Dreams, When Someone Calls My Name
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Cat Got My Tongue
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At Thirteen
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Survival
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Resurrection
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Weight of the Word
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Suffer No Fools
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Sport
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The F-word
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Blue Ghazal
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Village Life
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Via Dolorosa
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Gazing across Venous Lake
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New Mother’s Song, 5 a.m.
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Waterslide
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Parenting Strategy #4
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Young Building, Dusk
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Hormones Are Coming
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Suede Wedge-Heeled Boots
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Cleavage
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Astrology Gets You Off the Hook
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After the Paris Nightclub Attack
69 - The World's Smallest Republic
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What We Thought about sex at Fifteen
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Flick You, Teenage Love
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Coastal Romance
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Earth Girl Tells All
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Honda CB-750
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Strangers We Are Not
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The World’s Smallest Republic
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Sunday Morning Praise
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Leonid Love
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Outskirts
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Want(on) and On
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Revision
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The Ten Suggestions
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Other Versions of the Dream
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Cheat
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Advice
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Memento
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It’s Just a Bath
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Liar, Lyre
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Discovery Coffee Shop
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God Decides to Start Again
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Next Time the World Will Burn
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Notes
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Acknowledgments
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