2026
“Momentary gods” by Cheryl Isbister
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Momentary gods” by Cheryl Isbister.
Read More“the real therapy was the friends we kissed along the way” by Kay Kassirer
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “the real therapy was the friends we kissed along the way” by Kay Kassirer.
Read More“Jessie’s Place” by Rion Levy
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Jessie’s Place” by Rion Levy.
Read More“Butchered Tongue” by Shay Paul
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Butchered Tongue” by Shay Paul.
Read More“In the morning” by David Yerex Williamson
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “In the morning” by David Yerex Williamson, part of the League’s Fresh Voices program.
Read More“On the Corner of York and Queen” by Michelle Hoeckel-Neal
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “On the Corner of York and Queen” by Michelle Hoeckel-Neal.
Read More2026 LCP Book Awards: Winners
Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the winners of the 2026 Raymond Souster Award, Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and Gerald Lampert Memorial Award!
Read More“Pregnant Women Laying on the Riverbank” by Raymond Sewell
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Pregnant Women Laying on the Riverbank” by Raymond Sewell.
Read More“Untitled” by Gillian Sze
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Untitled” by Gillian Sze.
Read More“Ginger Scallion Fish” by Christine Wu
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Ginger Scallion Fish” by Christine Wu, from Familial Hungers (Brick Books 2025), shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and longlisted for the Raymond Souster Award.
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