2026
“Our Liberated Redeemer of Resurrected Salvation Reflects Light into the Grey of an Eastern Ontario Spring Day” by D.A. Lockhart
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Our Liberated Redeemer of Resurrected Salvation Reflects Light into the Grey of an Eastern Ontario Spring Day” by D.A. Lockhart.
Read More2026 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize winners
Join the League in celebrating the six youth poets selected as the winners of the annual Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth!
Read More“What He Taught Was Not Math” by Annika Paradkar
Read “What He Taught Was Not Math” by Annika Paradkar, winner of the 2026 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth, junior category.
Read More“Nostalgia” by Brayden Ma
Read “Nostalgia” by Brayden Ma, second place winner of the 2026 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth, junior category.
Read More“Parents” by Lanice Chen
Read “Parents” by Lanice Chen, third place winner of the 2026 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth, junior category.
Read More“Daphne, Midflight” by Lara Chamoun
Read “Daphne, Midflight” by Lara Chamoun, winner of the 2026 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth, senior category.
Read More“Shelled peanuts in my mother’s hometown” by Harmony Chen
Read “Shelled peanuts in my mother’s hometown” by Harmony Chen, second place winner of the 2026 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth, senior category.
Read More“Forget your Life Vest” by Rose Haberer
Read “Forget your Life Vest” by Rose Haberer, third place winner of the 2026 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth, senior category.
Read More“namesakes” by Chasidy Gray
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “namesakes” by Chasidy Gray.
Read More“Re: fraction” by Sierra Duffey
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Re: fraction” by Sierra Duffey.
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