The Time After: poetry from Atlantic Canada

A copy of The Time After beside three bobbins of embroidery floss

Donna Allard, Janet Barkhouse, Jeri Brown, Lucas Crawford, Alison Dyer, John Flood, Kayla Geitzler, Jennifer Houle, Matthew Gwathmey, Kathy Mac, Tiffany Morris, Michelle Porter, Anna Quon, Eleonore Schönmaier and Elizabet Stevens

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(SOLD OUT) Fresh Voices: Tending the Fire

Susan J. Atkinson, Michelle Poirier Brown, Carol Casey, Ellen Chang-Richardson, Shayne Coffin, Pat Connors, Sarah Hilton, Louisa Howerow, Norma Kerby, Shannon Kernaghan, Chloe Lewis, Kelly B. Madden, Laura McGavin, Natasha Ramoutar, Archana Sridhar and David Yerex Williamson.

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Poetry in Union 2020

A man sits at a table with flowers and a typewriter, writing a poem on a sheet of paper

The League of Canadian Poets and Toronto’s Union Station are very proud to have presented Poetry in Union 2020, a public art experience.

At this event, a selection of Toronto’s strongest, most diverse and most talented poets provided personalized poetry on request to reflect participants’ own experiences and stories. This annual event provides a unique opportunity to interact directly with an artist to create a romantic valentine’s gift, celebrate a friend, experience, or key moment.

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Fresh Voices 19

Fresh Voices 19 features poems by Harry Posner, Shayne Coffin, Kelly Madden, David G. Malcolm, Corina Gugulus, Danny Peart, Graham Ducker and Tony Brathwaite!

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Review of Sunrise Over Lake Ontario by Josie Di Sciascio-Andrews

Reviewed by Joyce Wayne Di Sciascio-Andrews’ poetry reminds me of the Canadian nature poets who created the bedrock of the poetic tradition in this country. Archibald Lampman comes to mind and the way he commented on late nineteenth century social pretensions and manners by writing poetry about nature. In Sunrise Over Lake Ontario, I’m alerted…

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Review: Radiant by Kate Marshall Flaherty

From The Trinity Review By Grace Ma Edited by Antonia Facciponte Read the review on The Trinity Review here The first poem of Kate Marshall Flaherty’s Radiant, “Welcoming Angels,” begins with: “I will not see cancer as an enemy / nor foreign intruder, / but a passenger pigeon, (not extinct), / flown from a roof box.”…

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Review: These Wings by Kim Fahner

Pedlar Press| 2019 | 80 Page | $22.00 | Purchase online Reviewed by Vera Constantineau First, let’s talk about the physical aspects of this poetry collection. These Wings is as light as a feather—no pun intended. Inside the smooth cover the feel of the pages is surprisingly substantial, like a small bird that weighs next to…

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