Scouts Are Cancelled: The Annapolis Valley Poems & One Short Story - Softcover

Scouts Are Cancelled is a richly humorous book of poetry that examines what happens when a small Nova Scotian farm community is corrupted by a greedy developer trying to sell off farmland to build a subdivision. Stiles vividly brings to life the dialect and characters of the Valley as no writer has yet managed to do. Working with ease in the vernacular of the regional writer, Stiles manages in these Annapolis Valley poems to speak for all of us.

John Stiles was born in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. His debut novel, "The Insolent Boy", received acclaim in Canada and the US. He has written two collections of poetry: "Scouts Are Cancelled: The Annapolis Valley Poems" (2002) and "Creamsicle Stick Shivs" (2006). John's writing has appeared in numerous journals and magazines such as "Pagitica, The Literary Review of Canada, Storyteller Magazine, Taddle Creek" and the anthology "The IV Lounge Reader". John's documentaries have appeared on "Much Music" and in International film festivals across Canada. He currently lives in London, UK. A documentary film about his struggles as a writer (strongly resembling "Taking the Stairs") is currently on the festival circuit; it has appeared at Toronto's "Hot Docs" and won the Atlantic Film Festival's top documentary prize.