There was a time I liked politics, when I felt like it was an oceanside cove I could dip in an out of, where I could test the waters and feel safe and in control (my privilege fully a part of that). Then it all changed, and I feel like if I jump in, I won't be able to tell which way is up, which way is safe, and end up dashed upon the rocks. For my own mental health, and out of a will to try to make the future not as dark as I see it becoming, I'm trying to find political waterwings.

Forums or spaces that I can feel safe and in control, and actions that I feel comfortable doing. This book is part of that, playing in the tide of comic poetry aimed at former prime minister Harper.

I snagged this out of a library book sale, and knew when Trudeau prorogued parliament it was time to pull it off the shelf. I'm glad I did! It's serious at times, but also funny and irreverent, with each poem collected, edited, and the book published all before the end of the *second* 2009 prorogation of the House of Commons. A lot of the poems are still applicable, like "how ridings swing" (one of my favourites), and others painting a view on when politics were different. Still challenging, to be sure, but less chaotic.