2021
Ego Death by Jessie Jones
Review: Me, You, Then Snow by Khashayar Mohammadi
Reviewed by Kate Rogers The poems in Khashayar Mohammadi’s new poetry collection, Me, You, Then Snow, skillfully evoke the surreal nature of everyday life as the young narrator searches for self-understanding in our age of profound uncertainty. The poems explore the evolving self without self-centeredness. An epigraph from Khurdish-Iranian poet and actor Hossein Panahi sets…
Read MorePraying by Noor Naga
What is a Body if Not by John Elizabeth Stintzi
I made this poem for you by Nan Williamson
Hair is choking the drain by Ian Williams
Poems and Streams by shalan joudry
2021 Book Awards: Winners
The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2021 Book Awards Winners, including the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. Learn more about the 2021 awards and celebrate the poetry of 2020: We are also proud to announce the 2021 Winner of the Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award. Congratulations…
Read MoreUncharted: Sabyasachi Nag Uncovers New Territory
reviewed by Pat Connors There are certain canonical books to which I always return, as they have an almost scriptural appeal to me. Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s passing led me to read parts of Poetry as Insurgent Art for at least the twentieth time. Poets of Contemporary Canada 1960-70 (edited by Eli Mandel) is my favourite snapshot…
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