In his collection of poems, How to be Eaten by a Lion (Nightwood 2016) Michael Johnson writes of varied and eclectic topics: the monk who sets himself on fire on a city street in Saigon; the salmon run in B.C.; and finding beauty in being eaten by a lion.

Michael Johnson lives in Penticton.

BOOKS

How to be Eaten by a Lion (Nightwood 2016) $18.95 978-0-88971-318-5

[BCBW 2016]