2018
#NPM18: 12 CANADIAN NATURE POETRY BOOKS | GUEST POST BY TERRENCE ABRAHAMS
Canada’s relationship with nature poetry has, historically, been an uncomfortable one. Early settler poets took their settler-colonial romanticism to the extreme, writing of this land as if it were wild and unknown, rather than familiar and home to long-standing indigenous communities. Though the damage done by these early poets cannot be undone, nature poetry in…
Read More#NPM18 | FRESH VOICES: NORMA KERBY, MARTHA SWINN, A. GARNETT WEISS
Welcome to the tenth edition of Fresh Voices, a project from and for the League’s associate members. The League’s associate members are talented poets who are writing and publishing poetry on their way to becoming established professional poets in the Canadian literary community. We are excited to be taking this opportunity to showcase the work of…
Read More#NPM18: WEEKLY ROUND-UP | WEEK TWO
Overwhelmed by all the amazing National Poetry Month content coming out every day? Need a refresher? We’ll be rounding up our blog content, along with the awesome stuff our friends at Open Book, All Lit Up, 49th Shelf, and CBC Books are releasing – plus other NPM news that catches our eye each week; all month long. This week we’re also highlighting…
Read More#NPM18: 10 WAYS TO SUPPORT YOUR FAVOURITE POETS
At the League, we work hard to support poets by administering programs and funds for governments and private donors and encouraging an appreciative readership and audience for poetry through educational partnerships and presentations to diverse groups. As the recognized voice of Canadian poets, we represent their concerns to governments, publishers, and the public while maintaining connections with similar organizations working…
Read More#NPM18: 13 SPOOKY POEMS AND POETRY TIDBITS FOR FRIDAY THE 13TH | GUEST POST BY DOMENICA MARTINELLO
“April is the cruelest month,” writes T.S. Eliot at the beginning of The Waste Land. Along with breeding lilacs out of the dead land etc., April is also National Poetry Month! But this National Poetry Month is arguably even crueler—or cooler—than ever, due to the inclusion of an auspicious date: Friday the 13th. Poetry casts…
Read More#NPM18: 20 WORDS FOR NPM’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY – A POETRY CHALLENGE FROM THE LEAGUE
It’s National Poetry Month’s 20th anniversary in Canada, and all month we’ve been ruminating on the number twenty. What does twenty years feel like? What does twenty years sound like? Is twenty a big number or is it small? Where will Canadian poetry be in another twenty years? These questions all felt too big to…
Read MoreCelebrating University of Regina Press – Honourary Member of the League of Canadian Poets 2018
University of Regina Press is the 2018 recipient of the League of Canadian Poets’ Honorary Membership Award. Each year, the LCP presents this award to honour and celebrate leaders in Canada’s poetry community, who achieve and contribute to poetry in extraordinary ways. University of Regina Press is more than deserving of this award, as their…
Read More2018 Life Members
Every year, the League is honoured to induct new Life Members into our ranks. Life Members are selected for their incredible contribution to poets and poetry in Canada, and the award is presented as a mark of distinction and appreciation for special achievements. See all life members 2018: Marilyn Dumont Marilyn Dumont‘s A Really Good…
Read MoreThe Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award 2018 Winner: Dwayne Morgan
Congratulations to Dwayne Morgan, The Winner of the 2018 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award! 2018 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 More#NPM18: THE TWENTY ON DISCIPLINE | GUEST POST BY VANESSA SHIELDS
“Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they are quite different than people who must.” Harper Lee When people ask me to describe my writing process – aka what is my writing discipline – my response is that…
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