Grandma Cooper’s Corpse
MICHAEL V. SMITH
In this stunning, genre-bending poetic monologue, Smith uses his expert narrative skills to recount the hilarious yet heartbreaking family tale of trying to locate his estranged grandmother’s corpse. Smith moves easily between tragedy and comedy creating a dynamic and complex portrait of a family who—despite living in close proximity in their small Ontario town—are torn apart by rivalry, resentment, poverty, and mental illness.
—Kathryn Mockler, publisher of the online climate journal Watch Your Head
published June 2021 in a print run of 100 copies
ISBN 978-1-9994276-4-1
Michael V. Smith is a writer, filmmaker, and performer. He teaches Creative Writing at UBC Okanagan campus, on the unceded territory of the Okanagan Peoples. Find out more at www.michaelvsmith.com