6 Pieces on Poetry with Nisha Patel

Who are the members of the League of Canadian Poets? With over 750 members – growing every day -, our membership is diverse. Of course, though, all members have one thing in common: poetry! 6 Pieces on Poetry is our new quarterly series where members of the League will answer our 6 questions. We’ll talk poetry, writing…

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To me, poetry is love: An interview with 2019 Golden Beret winner, Andrea Thompson

Andrea Thompson is, among so many things, the winner of the League’s 2019 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award for excellence and innovation in 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. We chatted with Andrea about her…

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Fresh Voices 17

Fresh Voices 17 features poems by  Frances Roberts Reilly, Meena Chopra, Joanne Belanger, kjmunro, Martha Swinn, Sonja Arntzen, Yonathan Asefaw, Razielle Aigen, Harold Feddersen, Sharon Goodier, Michael Goodfellow, and Jennifer Wenn.

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The Writing Parent: On Work

Column by Vanessa Shields I know there are many of us who are writers and parents. This is a wild duality to live. My intention with this column is to write about the challenges of being a parent and a writer. I aim to share stories that reflect both the difficult and the extraordinary experiences of…

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6 Pieces on Poetry with Allan Briesmaster

Who are the members of the League of Canadian Poets? With over 750 members – growing every day -, our membership is diverse. Of course, though, all members have one thing in common: poetry! 6 Pieces on Poetry is our new quarterly series where members of the League will answer our 6 questions. We’ll talk poetry,…

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Left Coast Poetry Beat: DTES Writers' Collective

Column by Bill Arnott Western Canada’s poetry scene teems with talent, from neophytes to award-laden laureates. Authors of every facet share spoken word, competitive slam, and rapier-sharp contemporary as writers and fans converge in person, print, online and on airwaves. This is not a list of writing/reading groups or events. It’s subjective, personal experience – people and…

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2019 Book Awards: Winners Announcement

The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2019 Book Awards Winners, including the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. The winners – who will each receive $2000 thanks to funding from Canada Council for the Arts , Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, and Canada Book Fund – will be announced…

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ASK A SHORTLISTER: What keeps you going as a writer?

We asked the poets shortlisted for our 2019 Book Awards some questions about their writing lives, inspirations and -of course – poetry. Join us for our weekly series Ask a Shortlister until the winners are announced on June 8, 2019. *** What keeps you going as a writer? Mikko Harvey: Writing is one of my main methods of processing experience. Writing allows me to pull some things closer…

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Postcard: a desert sestina by Jennifer Zilm

Hey you!—this postcard, like every other, is just fragmentof a larger journey. Stepping over the thresholdof the plane, I entered this hot roomof a country. Seen entire the desert seems softbut the sand is sharp to touch, like turninghard snow with bare hands when I was a small girl. Old city, feet scalded, I gave…

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