Fresh Voices: archives

“Swallowing” by Sarah Hilton

Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Swallowing” by Sarah Hilton, part of the League’s Fresh Voices program.

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“If the cosmos was spinning, then every flower was a knot. Either tie yourself to the doorknob, or get out of the house.” by Jonathan Bessette

Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “If the cosmos was spinning, then every flower was a knot. Either tie yourself to the doorknob, or get out of the house.” by Jonathan Bessette, part of the League’s Fresh Voices program.

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“Letter from the Biologist’s Husband” by Mark Featherstone

Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Letter from the Biologist’s Husband” by Mark Featherstone, part of the League’s Fresh Voices program.

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Fresh Voices 30

Fresh Voices 30 features poetry by: Josephine LoRe, Anthony Purdy, Nan Williamson, Lee Ann Eckhardt Smith, donalee Moulton, Norma Kerby, Janis La Couvée, Hunyah Irfan, Angel Edwards and Marlene Grand Maître.

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Fresh Voices 29

Fresh Voices 29 features poetry by: Maria Figueredo, Jessica Coles, Eric Hansen, Clare Bolton, Nancy Daoust, Allana Stuart and Obii Ugemba.

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Fresh Voices 28

Fresh Voices 28 features poetry by: Padmaja Battani, Karin Cope, Meg Freer, Carol Good, Louisa Howerow, Sadie Kromm, Salem Paige, D.G. Peart, Pauline Sameshima, Lindsay Soberano-Wilson, Megan Stobbe and PJ Thomas.

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Fresh Voices 27

Fresh Voices 27 features poetry by: Zein Mari Alsaka, Angel Edwards, Mark Featherstone, Meg Freer, Dagne Forrest, Ben Gallagher, Norma Kerby, Josephine LoRe, Sally Quon, Gordon Taylor and Cathy Thorne.

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Fresh Voices 26

Fresh Voices 26 features poetry by: Marion Lougheed, Dharmpal Mahendra Jain, Vilma Blenman, Justyna Krol and Zayn Ojoawo.

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Fresh Voices 25

Fresh Voices 25 features poetry by: Anthony Purdy, PJ Thomas, Margaret Code, Karen Quevillon, Nan Williamson, Francine Fallara, Danny Peart, Callista Markotich, Atma Frans, Lindsay Soberano-Wilson, K.P. Heyming, Louisa Howerow, Megan Stobbe, Meena Chopra and Carol Good.

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Fresh Voices 24

Fresh Voices 24 features poetry by: Jonathan Bessette, Dagne Forrest, Carol Good, Samantha Jones, Norma Kerby, Josephine LoRe, Anthony Purdy and Vironika Wilde.

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Fresh Voices 23

Fresh Voices 23 includes poetry by: R.J. Calzonetti, Meena Chopra, Janice Colbert, Melanie Flores, Mark Hertzberger, Louisa Howerow, Camille Lendor, Kamal Parmar and D.G. Peart.

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Fresh Voices 22

Fresh Voices 22 features poetry by: Angel Edwards, Lesley-Anne Evans, Meg Freer, Ryan Gibbs, Dharmpal Mahendra Jain, Paula Kienapple-Summers, Susan Ksiezopolski, Patricia Mackay, Rhonda Melanson, Nolic Nique, Kimberley Orton, Harry Posner, Sally Quon, Lindsay Soberano-Wilson, Roberta Ann Walker, Nan Williamson.

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Fresh Voices 21

Fresh Voices 21 includes poetry by: Lisa Alletson, Moni Brar, Neall Calvert, Melanie Flores, Michelle Hillyard, Frank Klaassen, Joseph LaBine, Josephine LoRe, John Oross and Nan Williamson.

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Fresh Voices 20 is here!

Fresh Voices 20 includes poetry by: Michelle Barker, Meena Chopra, Angel Edwards, Lesley-Anne Evans, Meg Freer, Louisa Howerow, Janice Lore, Patricia MacKay, Deirdre Maultsaid, Kamal Parmar, Renée M. Sgroi, Ivana Velickovic and Martha Warren

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Fresh Voices 19

Fresh Voices 19 features poems by Harry Posner, Shayne Coffin, Kelly Madden, David G. Malcolm, Corina Gugulus, Danny Peart, Graham Ducker and Tony Brathwaite!

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Fresh Voices 18

Welcome to the eighteenth edition of Fresh Voices, a project from and for the League’s associate members, edited by Joan Conway (Check out her personal blog!) and Blaine Marchand. The League’s associate members are talented poets who are writing and publishing poetry on their way to becoming established professional poets in the Canadian literary community. We…

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Fresh Voices 17

Fresh Voices 17 features poems by  Frances Roberts Reilly, Meena Chopra, Joanne Belanger, kjmunro, Martha Swinn, Sonja Arntzen, Yonathan Asefaw, Razielle Aigen, Harold Feddersen, Sharon Goodier, Michael Goodfellow, and Jennifer Wenn.

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#NPM19: Fresh Voices 16

Welcome to the sixteenth edition of Fresh Voices, a project from and for the League’s associate members. The League’s associate members are talented poets who are writing and publishing poetry on their way to becoming established professional poets in the Canadian literary community. We are excited to be taking this opportunity to showcase the work of…

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