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Supporting poets & poetry in Canada

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      • 1966 – 2016: Celebrating 50 Years of the League
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    • National Poetry Month
      • National Poetry Month Funding
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      • Poetry & Healing
    • Feminist Caucus
      • Feminist Caucus Living Archives Series
      • The Many Gendered Other Reading List
    • Poem in Your Pocket Day
    • Poetry in Union
      • Poetry in Union 2020
      • Poetry in Union 2019
    • Poetry Pause
      • Poetry Pause Archives
  • Publications
    • Fresh Voices
      • LCP Chapbook Series: Fresh Voices Tending the Fire
    • Heartwood Anthology
    • LCP Chapbook Series
      • LCP Chapbook Series: From My Window, a collection of poetry from Atlantic Canada
      • LCP Chapbook Series: I am what becomes of broken branch – SAWCI
      • LCP Chapbook Series: These Lands: A Collection of Voices by Black Poets in Canada
      • LCP Chapbook Series: Fresh Voices Tending the Fire
      • LCP Chapbook Series: Thirteen: New Collected Poems from LGBTQI2S Writers in Canada
  • Awards & Contests
    • Book Awards
      • Gerald Lampert Memorial Award
      • Pat Lowther Memorial Award
      • Raymond Souster Award
    • Contests
      • Broadsheet Contest
      • Very Small Verse Contest
    • Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Spoken Word Poetry Award
    • Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize
    • Leon E. & Ann M. Pavlick Poetry Award
    • Past Award Winners
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    • Between the Lines Poetry Newsletter
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    • Funding Programs by the League
      • Online event funding
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    • Editorial Support
    • Canada’s Poets Laureate
    • Poets in the Schools
      • Poets in the Schools: participating schools
      • Poets in the Schools directory
      • Writers in Schools
    • Resources for Poets, Educators and Publishers
    • Resources and Organizations to support BIPOC

Poetry Pause Archives

Browse plain text versions of all Poetry Pause poems below: 

Chariot by Natalie Fraser

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Labour Pains by Rayanne Haines

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Avoiding the Rocks by Marsha Barber

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Heron by Michael Penny

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COVID Correction by Katerina Fretwell

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The Needle by Laura Cok

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Established in 1966, the League of Canadian Poets is a national non-profit organization dedicated to supporting poets, building poetic communities, supporting inclusive and equitable free expression, and promoting Canadian poets and Poetry. Visit our About page to find out more about the League, or support the League today!

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The League of Canadian Poets gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund, the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, and all our friends of poetry. © League of Canadian Poets

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