2025
September 12, 2025: Anne Szumigalski Lecture, delivered by Matthew-Ray “Testament” Jones
Join the League of Canadian Poets in Kitchener, Ontario for a performance and presentation from Ontario Poet Laureate Matthew-Ray Jones.
Read More“Canadian/British Couple Moves to Canada After 20 Years in Hong Kong” by Kate Rogers
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Canadian/British Couple Moves to Canada After 20 Years in Hong Kong” by Kate Rogers
Read More“CONSENT TO INVESTIGATION TREATMENT OR OPERATIVE PROCEDURE” by nancy viva davis halifax
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “CONSENT TO INVESTIGATION TREATMENT OR OPERATIVE PROCEDURE” by nancy viva davis halifax.
Read More“Planetary Motion” by Julie McNeill
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Planetary Motion” by Julie McNeill, first published in Poetry Pause in December 2020.
Read More“Sympathetic Biology” by Amy Leblanc
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Sympathetic Biology” by Amy Leblanc.
Read MorePoetry Pause: 2025 Member Spotlight
Grab a drink and settle in to browsing over 60 poems, published in dozens of journals and websites from all across Canada – and all by members of the League.
Read More“Thinking about the soul one bedbound day” by Margarita Papenbrock
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Thinking about the soul one bedbound day” by Margarita Papenbrock.
Read More“Facial Reconstruction” by Síle Englert
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Facial Reconstruction” by Síle Englert.
Read More“Haywired” by Virginia Boudreau
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Haywired” by Virginia Boudreau.
Read More“deaf enough” by Katie MacLean
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “deaf enough” by Katie MacLean.
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