Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “California Dreamin'” from Britta Badour’s collection Wires That Sputter, shortlisted for the League’s Pat Lowther Memorial Award and Gerald Lampert Memorial Award.

Due to its formatting, this poem is only available as an image.

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California Dreamin’

by Britta Badour

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Born and raised in Kingston, Ontario, Britta Badour, better known as Britta B. is an award-winning artist, public speaker, emcee, voice talent, and poet living in Toronto. She is the author of the poetry collection and audiobook, Wires that Sputter, published by McClelland & Stewart. As a moderator, she has interviewed celebrities like Jay Shetty, Keke Palmer, Ziwe, and Amelia Dimoldenberg, as well as professional athletes and New York Times Best Selling authors. She curates an annual showcase called Soundtracks & Stanzas presented by Toronto International Festival of Authors. Britta holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Guelph and teaches spoken word performance at Seneca College.

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