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National Poetry Month

NPM22 Blog: Intimacy – So close that we are one by Johnny D Trinh

“sino así de este modo en que no soy ni eres, tan cerca que tu mano sobre mi pecho es mía, tan cerca que se cierran tus ojos con mi sueño.” <that this: where I does not exist, nor you, so close that your hand on my chest is my hand, so close that your…

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NPM22 Blog: Poetry: An Intimate Journey by Jennifer Wenn

As the pandemic stretches into its third year (with, we all hope, an end in sight), the multifaceted and crucial phenomenon of intimacy has become a focus for many of us.  In some cases we have perhaps become overly familiar with the same surroundings or people; many other times there has been deprivation due to…

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2022 Book Awards: Longlists

The League of Canadian Poets is thrilled to announce the 2022 Book Awards longlists for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award,  Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. 2022 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD LONGLIST Awarded annually since 1981, the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is given in the memory of Gerald Lampert, an arts administrator who organized…

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LCP50: Celebrating 50 years

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