Victor Coleman is one of Canada’s best-known poets. Born in 1944 in Toronto, he has published many collections of poetry and has been active as an editor (especially with Coach House Press), a curator, and in general as an active force in all the arts. Lapsed W.A.S.P. collects more than a decade of Coleman’s work, including much that appeared in small editions, a process which has been a central part of his aesthetic stance. This is poetry that brings the body and the intelligence memorably together and challenges a reader.