2022
Fresh Voices 26
Fresh Voices 26 features poetry by: Marion Lougheed, Dharmpal Mahendra Jain, Vilma Blenman, Justyna Krol and Zayn Ojoawo.
Read MoreSpectral Lines Visual Poetry Chapbook
Christian Bok, Moni Brar, Benjamin C. Dugdale, Sarah Imrisek, Daze Jefferies, Samantha Jones, Eimear Laffan, Mark Laliberte, Carol MacKay, Colin Morton, Cassandra Myers, katie o’brien, Nikki Reimer, Rasiqra Revulva, Dani Spinosa, Kate Sutherland, Grant Wilkins
Read MoreThe Next Generation volume 3
Briana Lu, Grace Hu, Maggie Yang, Kyo Lee, Angel Zhao, Sofia Varma-Vitug, Eryn McNamara, Gurleena Sukhija, Samuel Nnadi, Avery E. Kats, Ria Baxi, Angela Cen, Sarah Ng, Catie Musselman, Alison Wang, Sana Huang
Read More2022 Jessamy Stursberg Youth Poetry Prize Winners
Congratulations to the 2022 Winners of the Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize. The jurors were incredibly impressed with the quality of poems submitted this year, and we thank everyone who shared their poetry with us— we know the future of professional poetry in Canada is in good hands! The Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth was established to foster a…
Read MoreOn the Storm / In the Struggle: poets on survival
Donald B Campbell, Sam Cheuk, Audrey Lane Cockett, Bashar Lulu Jabbour, Kyla Jamieson, Penn Kemp, Vivian Li, Willow Loveday Little, S.A. McCormick, Sorouja Moll, Richard-Yves Sitoski, Myna Wallin, Erin Wilson, Heather J. Wood and Anna Yin.
Read MoreAHVAZ // AAVAZ // AVAAZ
Manahil Bandukwala, Gavin Barrett, Farah Ghafoor, Meharoona Ghani, Maryam Gowralli, Laboni Islam, Saakshi Patel, Ayaz Pirani, Fauzia Rafique, Renee Sarojini Saklikar, Amritpal Singh Arora, Sanna Wani
Read More2022 Book Awards: Winners
The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2022 Book Awards winners of the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. The winners will each receive $2000 thanks to funding from Canada Council for the Arts , Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council. 2022 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD WINNER Awarded annually…
Read MoreThe Compassionate Poet: An exploration
Grace Lau, Phoebe Wang, Renée Sarojini Saklikar, Heather Birrell, Tara Borin, Molly Cross-Blanchard, Margo LaPierre
Read MorePoem in Your Pocket Day 2022
Poem in Your Pocket Day – April 29, 2022 – 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 MoreA Gathering of Poets in Response to Peril
How do poets respond to precarious events in the world? In his famous elegy for W. B. Yeats, W. H. Auden says, “poetry makes nothing happen.” And he adds: “it survives, / A way of happening, a mouth.” “On Feb. 24, 2022, when the world woke to the shock of the catastrophic bombing of Ukraine,”…
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