Posts by LCP
2014 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award Winner: bill bissett
and the Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award goes to… bill bissett Thank you to the 2013 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Jurors: Tanya Evanson, Ian Ferrier and Sheri-D Wilson 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 Wilson…
Read More2013 Awards: Shortlists
We are thrilled to announce the 2013 Poetry Awards shortlists for the Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther Memorial Awards, the Raymond Souster Award. Throughout the next few months, visit our News page to find interviews with and more information about all the shortlisted authors.
Read MoreINSPIRING WRITING THAT MAKES YOU STAND UP AND CHEER
By Dawna Proudman Reading strong poems, full of metaphor, imagery and feeling, will automatically trigger deep responses and inspire stronger writing. I read Maya Angelou’s “Caged Bird” to a grade two class in downtown Toronto. After class, a boy waited patiently to speak with me. He spoke so softly I had to bend close to…
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