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Poetry Pause

“May” by Manahil Bandukwala

May 22, 2025
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Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “May” by Manahil Bandukwala.

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“Genmaicha” by Leanne Toshiko Simpson

May 21, 2025
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Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Genmaicha” by Leanne Toshiko Simpson.

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“Millennial witch” by Antoinette Cheung

May 20, 2025
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Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Millennial witch” by Antoinette Cheung.

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“Van Gogh’s Ear” by Sally Ito

May 19, 2025
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Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Van Gogh’s Ear” by Sally Ito, first published in Poetry Pause in March 2020.

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Spoken Word Saturday: Jovan Singh Deol

May 17, 2025

Spoken Word Saturday is a showcase of the amazing Spoken Word Poetry talent that can be found from coast to coast

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“things i never thought i’d tell myself” by Valerie Wong

May 16, 2025
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Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “things i never thought i’d tell myself” by Valerie Wong.

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“Banana” by Christine Wu

May 15, 2025
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Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Banana” by Christine Wu.

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“Die Gartenwelt, 1987” by Marc Perez

May 14, 2025
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Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Die Gartenwelt, 1987” by Marc Perez.

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Excerpt from shima by shō yamagushiku

May 14, 2025
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Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read an excerpt from shima (McClelland & Stewart, 2024) by shō yamagushiku.

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“Family Affair” by Faith Arkorful

May 14, 2025
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Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Family Affair” by Faith Arkorful.

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“May” by Manahil Bandukwala

May 22, 2025
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