Sam Lawrence Park is the site of the city’s first installation in the Project Bookmark Canada series.

The plaque bears the poem “Giants,” written by Hamilton writer John Terpstra.

“It’s an honour beyond expectations to have a ‘Bookmark’ in the city in which you live,” said Terpstra during a ceremony to unveil the plaque.

Project Bookmark Canada installs plaques — called “Bookmarks” — bearing text from stories and poems in the exact physical locations where literary scenes are set. The nationally registered charitable organization is building a cross-Canada network of site-specific literary installations that will allow Canadians and visitors to read their way right across the country.

“We’re delighted to bring ‘Giants’ to Sam Lawrence Park, and to highlight both the poem and also the escarpment, which is vital to the poem and to our area,” says Miranda Hill, founder and executive director of Project Bookmark Canada. “It’s also particularly gratifying to have a Bookmark right here in Hamilton, where our charity has its head office.”

“Giants” is featured in Terpstra’s poetry collection Two or Three Guitars, which is published by Gaspereau Press.