“jawbone” by Chanel Klein

Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “jawbone” by Chanel Klein, part of the League’s Fresh Voices program.



Copyright ยฉ Chanel Klein

Chanel Klein is a spoken word artist from Treaty 6. Her poems are published in ROOM Magazine, Circe Magazine and Funicular Magazine. Recently, sheโ€™s been selected for the Banff Centreโ€™s Early Career Writers of Poetry 2026 residency program. Chanel writes poems for the odd, the unusual and the unseen. Right hook is her favourite punch. Follow her on Substack and Instagram: @chanellovespoetry

Fresh Voices is a publication and workshop program created by and for the League’s associate members, curated and edited by Erin Vance.


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