2021
excerpt from Hell Light Flesh by Klara du Plessis
2021 Book Awards: Shortlists
The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2021 Book Awards Shortlists, including the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. 2021 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD SHORTLIST Awarded annually since 1981, the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is given in the memory of Gerald Lampert, an arts administrator who organized author tours…
Read MoreReview: Poisonous If Eaten Raw by Alyda Faber
Reviewed by John Vardon Ever since my mother died almost two years ago, memories of her surface into consciousness at all times of the day, evoked by events and objects both trivial and significant. I suspect that the same process was at work as the motivation and impetus for most of the poems in Alyda…
Read MoreThe Stupidness of Blood by Bertrand Bickersteth
Wakeful Things by Michael Prior
Poem in Your Pocket Day 2021
Poem in Your Pocket Day – April 29, 2021 – is an international movement that encourages people to centre poetry within their daily interactions. On PIYP Day, select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, coffee shops, street corners, and on social media using the…
Read Moreghost by Jody Chan
perennial love poem by jaye simpson
As She Wandered She Found Her Sea Legs by Lisa Richter
Leon E. and Ann M. Pavlick Poetry Prize
In 2021, two prizes of $10,000 were awarded, to Andrea Thompson and Canthius. With an abundance of excellent applications, two runners-up prizes of $2,500 were also awarded, to Armand Garnet Ruffo and the Poets’ Corner Reading Series. The Leon E. & Ann M. Pavlick Poetry Prize commemorates Pavlick’s Passages – a biography of Leon & Ann’s love story…
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