Faculty of Arts & Science

Creative Writing

Evan D'Alleva

Rock Music

"Rock Music" is a collection of poetry written alongside the bands and bars of Toronto — in a nightlife of eccentric and subversive styles which desire to outbid one another. The book takes the reader past the Rex and Grossman's Tavern, past the closed markets of Kensington, across the Bloor Viaduct, down Highway 400, into no-man's land. The poems in Rock Music course like a playlist.138 pages. Edition of 50.All poems written by Evan D'AllevaCover by Aiden BrouckxonPhotography by Danysha HarriottCopyright © 2026 Speed Trials