2026
“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.
Read More“130 Redux” by Imani Simone Brown
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “130 Redux” by Imani Simone Brown.
Read More“from Freedom of Dreams” by Kennedy Willier
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “from Freedom of Dreams” by Kennedy Willier.
Read More“Utopia” by Erin Wilson
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Utopia” by Erin Wilson, part of the League’s Fresh Voices program.
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