A World of Poetry and Fun

by Janet Rogers for National Poetry Month, April 2020   I am a full time writer. I am also single and child-free which makes being a full time writer, that…

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Why is Saint John's Head in my Petri Dish?

by Eleonore Schönmaier for National Poetry Month, April 2020 Recently I said to a Greek composer, “I’ve spent my life stranded between languages.” He said, “You have to learn more…

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Grow Up in a World of Poetry

by Janice Zhang for National Poetry Month, April 2020   At the age of 22, I came to Canada to do my post-graduate study. After graduation, I landed a job…

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My World of Poetry

by SPIN El Poeta for National Poetry Month, April 2020 Wajxaqib’ Aq’ab’al (Escrito) Jun Toj (Editado) Keb’ Tz’i’ (Finalizado) Saludos familia, desde el territorio ancestral Cree e Inuit de Whapmagoostui/Kuujjuarapik.…

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Kamal Parmar — It's Only Words

Listen to Kamal Parmar read her poem “It’s Only Words” as a medium to offer hope and healing during these difficult times. Nanaimo poet and writer, Kamal Parmar has been…

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Poetry and the World

by Mary Lee Bragg for National Poetry Month, April 2020 Anyone who has travelled to Portugal or spent time with Portugese people has heard fado – the guitar, the long…

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The Languages of Poetry

by Hugh Hazelton   The Voice of the Other Growing up, I was always fascinated by history and geography, and as far as I can remember was perpetually in search…

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The Power of Poetry

by Flavia Cosma for National Poetry Month, April 2020   Man knows much more than he understands. Alfred Adler, 1870 – 1937   A butterfly without wings would be just…

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When Poems Are Rooms

by Onjana Yawnghwe for National Poetry Month, April 2020 Poems are places for the mind, and as places mark you, so does poetry. Yet the mind is currently occupied, table…

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