Leaning Into It: Poems
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Rik Emmett’s second collection originated during the dark limbo of COVID-19: 2021–22. Five parts go from autofictional narration to observations on the modern world, moving inside out, then outside in. Eventually, Leaning Into It looks beyond.
Leaning Into … what? The prevailing chaos of narcissistic, egotistical, patrimonial power-mongering lends these poems renewed vitality, as the author’s frustration and disappointment with current undemocratic global politics play out.
How much leaning gets us a tiny bit closer to wisdom? Emmett favors the balatrones, jesters, fools, poets, comedians, and atheists in his social media feeds. “Power” ignores the balanced values of a sense of humor and a good-natured humility — but this poetry takes on the world as it is, ultimately leaning into hope.
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After a dozen platinum LPs from ’75 to ’88 with Triumph, Rik Emmett has released 20 more solo projects, ranging across genres. The avowed family man retired from touring but still writes and records. A Guitar Player magazine columnist for over a dozen years, he also taught with the Humber College music faculty for a couple of decades and now lives in Burlington, ON.
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Published: April 2026
ISBN: 9781770418288
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 in.
Pages: 96
