Posts by Chloe Coome
2021 Jessamy Stursberg Youth Poetry Prize Winners
Congratulations to the 2021 Winners of the Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize! The Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth was established to foster a lifelong relationship between Canadian youth and the literary arts, specifically poetry. The prize is supported through a generous donation from the Stursberg family and other donors in honour of Jessamy Stursberg. The prize accepts submissions from young…
Read More2021 Book Awards: Shortlists
The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2021 Book Awards Shortlists, including the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. 2021 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD SHORTLIST Awarded annually since 1981, the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is given in the memory of Gerald Lampert, an arts administrator who organized author tours…
Read MorePoem in Your Pocket Day 2021
Poem in Your Pocket Day – April 29, 2021 – is an international movement that encourages people to centre poetry within their daily interactions. On PIYP Day, select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, coffee shops, street corners, and on social media using the…
Read MoreLeon E. and Ann M. Pavlick Poetry Prize
In 2021, two prizes of $10,000 were awarded, to Andrea Thompson and Canthius. With an abundance of excellent applications, two runners-up prizes of $2,500 were also awarded, to Armand Garnet Ruffo and the Poets’ Corner Reading Series. The Leon E. & Ann M. Pavlick Poetry Prize commemorates Pavlick’s Passages – a biography of Leon & Ann’s love story…
Read MoreNPM21 Blog: Broken and Beaten Things: On Resilience by Bertrand Bickersteth
Can you consider something resilient if it’s broken? This question emerges from my tendency to confuse persistence and resilience. There is a relationship, after all. To me, they are both impressive. Both have to do with a certain staying power. Both invoke a kind of underdog, against-all-odds achievement. But there is at least one key…
Read More2021 Book Awards: Longlists
The League of Canadian Poets is thrilled to announce the 2021 Book Awards longlists for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. Please join us in celebrating the incredible poetry of 2021! Learn more about the 2021 awards and celebrate the poetry of 2020: 2021 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD LONGLIST Awarded…
Read MoreNPM21 Blog: The Golden Bed: On Resilience and When The Rebel Rolls Through by Britta B.
: out of what twisted music you were pushed : what rattles and ricochets : as necessary as what releases you : a relationship to creativity sustains you : propels you from the place grammar functions to dysfunction your inner voice : you live a double life : you keep a private collection of daydreams…
Read MoreThe Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award 2021 Winner: Jillian Christmas
Congratulations to Jillian Christmas, The Winner of the 2021 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award! 2021 SHERI-D WILSON GOLDEN BERET AWARD WINNER for lifetime achievement in Canadian spoken word poetry The Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award is an annual literary prize crafted specifically to highlight the unique strengths and values of spoken word poetry. The Sheri-D…
Read MoreVery Small Verse 2021 Winner: Sometimes by Rae Crossman
Congratulations to Rae Crossman, winner of the 2022 Very Small Verse Contest! Listen to “Sometimes” by Rae Crossman Living on the Haldimand Tract in Kitchener, Ontario, Rae Crossman writes poetry both for the page and for oral performance. He has published poems in literary magazines and dramatized them on theatre stages, in classrooms, and around campfires…
Read MoreBroadsheet Contest 2021 Winner: Beekeeping by Kim Fahner
Congrats to Kim Fahner, winner of the 2021 Broadsheet Contest. Listen to “Beekeeping” by Kim Fahner: Kim Fahner lives, writes, and teaches in Sudbury, Ontario. She was Poet Laureate of Sudbury from 2016-18, and was the first woman appointed to that role. Her most recent book of poems is These Wings (Pedlar Press, 2019). Kim is a member…
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