Whoosh
Part exploration of ecological collapse, part memoir undressing a late-life Autism diagnosis, Michael Trussler’s Whoosh is an unwavering collection of “rambles / more rogue than feral.” Bypassing the limitations of linear thought, this unforgettable book is a maelstrom of the contemporary moment that’s simultaneously urgent and adrift, floating and incisive.
In Whoosh, Trussler draws influence from modern artistic movements, political insecurity, the internet, and environmental grief to dovetail both the unexpected and the intimately familiar. Lyric and experimental, these blazing poems collapse in on themselves and each other, lines and thoughts expanding and colliding to perfectly embody the connectedness of our world’s chaos.
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Michael Trussler’s work engages with the beauty and violence of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries from a neurodivergent, fluid perspective. His writing encompasses several genres and modes of expression, ranging from the lyrical to the avant-garde. Trussler teaches English at the University of Regina and is the author of seven books, including 10:10; The History Forest, winner of the Saskatchewan Book Award for Poetry; the short fiction collection Encounters, winner of the Saskatchewan Book of the Year Award; and a memoir entitled The Sunday Book, which won the Saskatchewan Book Award in both the Non-Fiction and City of Regina categories. Deeply compelled by the natural world, Trussler hikes in the Canadian Rockies at every opportunity.
