An evocative new voice in Canadian poetry, Lisa Martin-DeMoor fearlessly channels the weathered West, the half-truths of memory, and present day loss in her first collection. One Crow Sorrow is smoothly varied, from sparsely drawn meditations on relationships, to longer and bolder verse rich in image. Each one holds our mortality up to the light, fragile against the earth's sturdiness. Her command of language and unifying tone create a heightened attention and a crisp view of all that makes us feel vulnerable-grief, love, nature and solitude.