CANADA GEESE MATE FOR LIFE. bissell, bill. Vancouver. Talonbooks, c1985. 128pp. paper, $7.95, ISBN 0-88922-232-0. CIP Grades 11 and up Reviewed by Tony Cosier Volume 14 Number 5 1986 September bill bissett hs writn ovr fifty bks in his forty-six yrs on the planut still hs Canada Gees Mate for Life seems fresh as th wrk uv a yung man singin hs virginal pomes Talon-books' back covr shows hm well preserved a bissett painting on th covr looks sturdy wth its colours n its flowing lines th binding is tuff n glossy the Gees make a nice title but bissett is the core of th bk sum pomes play with leltrs dancing off th page most r stories tinged with politics n surreal fire bissett visits Halifax Vancouver the Karibou n the moon he gels mad at nukes n prisns n expo spending he luvs his family n his frends n his lovers n the poor he menshuns sex enuf to keep the sculs uneasy tho most young eyes will find less harm thn joy Tony Cosier, Confederation H.S., Nepean, Ont.