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READYING FOR THE ROAD
notes to self before departure — by Alessandra Naccarato Remember the first time you did this: Five years back, in thunderstruck winter, Montreal. It seemed like anything would be better than another month of unaffordable hydro, windows covered in frost, nights spent at Snack & Blues just trying to warm up. So you reached…
HITTING THE ROAD: THE YUKON
This National Poetry Month, we’re taking a virtual road trip across this beautiful country to explore some great reading series, festivals, magazines, and publishers in each province. If you’d like to throw your poetry-related project into the mix, e-mail [email protected] with a brief description of your project, including a website and how others can get…
ON NOT WRITING: POETRY AND TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH AMERICA
by JC Bouchard — Poets constantly make creative and technical choices in their poetry. They also make choices in their lives from which, in many cases, their work is largely drawn. As a young aspiring poet earning a B.A. in English Literature at a small university in northern Ontario, I wanted to choose something visceral,…
LCP50: Celebrating 50 years
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