2020
Of Light: A Review of Jude Neale’s Impromptu
Reviewed by Cynthia Sharp First Published by The Miramichi Reader Jude Neale encouraged me to write with her through National Poetry Month and I caught the fever, her own original prompts the ones that flowed most easily. Like the collage of hearts and stars on the cover, Impromptu is an explosion of everyday love and being.…
Read MoreStatement of support: In solidarity against hate for Asians and Asian Canadians
SOLIDARITY AGAINST HATE (July 6, 2020) Deeply disturbing hate crimes against Asians and Asian Canadians across Canada, both physical and verbal assaults, have risen sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister of Canada and provincial and municipal leaders have all clearly stated that hate, violence, xenophobia, and discrimination have no place in our country.…
Read MoreIn solidarity against hate for Asians and Asian Canadians
Solidarity Against Hate Deeply disturbing hate crimes against Asians and Asian Canadians across Canada, both physical and verbal assaults, have risen sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister of Canada and provincial and municipal leaders have all clearly stated that hate, violence, xenophobia, and discrimination have no place in our country. Yet 29 anti-Asian…
Read MoreFresh Voices 20 is here!
Fresh Voices 20 includes poetry by: Michelle Barker, Meena Chopra, Angel Edwards, Lesley-Anne Evans, Meg Freer, Louisa Howerow, Janice Lore, Patricia MacKay, Deirdre Maultsaid, Kamal Parmar, Renée M. Sgroi, Ivana Velickovic and Martha Warren
Read MoreReview: Common Brown House Moths by Laura Zacharin
Reviewed by Marguerite Pigeon Pests lurk through the pages of Laura Zacharin’s assured first collection, including lice and the titular moths. Nagging, unsettling, preoccupying to the point of distraction, these domestic nuisances are symptomatic—but of what? An unnamed woman in the poem “Common Brown House Moths” can’t shake a dread that builds into physical distress.…
Read MoreA Tender Timeless Space: a review of Bruce Kauffman’s an evening absence still waiting for moon
Reviewed by Louise Carson You know a book of poetry has possibilities when the opening epigraph is seven lines from W.S. Merwin’s ‘Ancient World’, which function as a kind of extended haiku, beginning, “Orange sunset/In the deep shell of summer” and ending with “…the sound of a door closing/And at once I am older”. And…
Read MoreStatement of Support for Black and Indigenous People and Communities
June 2020 The League of Canadian Poets stands in solidarity with Black, Indigenous, and other marginalized communities who have been the targets and victims of racism, prejudice, police brutality, and acts of violence. We support all who speak out, take action, and peacefully protest to bring an end to systemic racism. We are angry and…
Read MoreThe Next Generation volume 1
Kate O’Connor, Nazanin Soghrati, Kira Belaousoff, Crystal Peng, Max Schlodder, Zara Zafar
Read More2020 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth – Winning Poems
Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the six winners of the 2020 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize!
Read MoreReview: Love's Lighthouse by Anna Yin
Reviewed by Susan McMaster May 2020 Anna Yin’s new book of poetry has exactly five English words on the cover – her name, the title, Love’s Lighthouse, and the ISBN if you count that as a word. It is, however, covered in Chinese characters in red and black placed in both vertical and horizontal columns,…
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