“Tea is Involved” by Clare Bolton
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Tea is Involved” by Clare Bolton, part of the League’s Fresh Voices program.
Read More“Blue Shirt” by Keith Garebian
This June, Poetry Pause celebrates Indigenous and LGBTQI2S+ poets for Indigenous History Month and Pride Month! Read “Blue Shirt” by Keith Garebian.
Read More“What do you do?” by Molly Cross-Blanchard
This June, Poetry Pause celebrates Indigenous and LGBTQI2S+ poets for Indigenous History Month and Pride Month! Read “What do you do?” by Molly Cross-Blanchard.
Read More2024 Jessamy Stusberg Poetry Prize winners
Join the League in celebrating the six youth poets selected as the winners of the annual Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for young poets!
Read More“Gelati” by Liana Cusmano
This June, Poetry Pause celebrates Indigenous and LGBTQI2S+ poets for Indigenous History Month and Pride Month! Read “Gelati” by Liana Cusmano.
Read More“Drinking With the Dead” by John Oughton
This June, Poetry Pause celebrates Indigenous and LGBTQI2S+ poets for Indigenous History Month and Pride Month! Read “Drinking With the Dead” by John Oughton.
Read More“forgive me, this is not a love poem” by Lilah Warren
Poetry Pause celebrates the winners of the 2024 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for young writers! Read “forgive me, this is not a love poem” by Lilah Warren, first place winner of the senior category.
Read More“Our Yearly Sun Turns Around” by Jessica Zhao
Poetry Pause celebrates the winners of the 2024 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for young writers! Read “Our Yearly Sun Turns Around” by Jessica Zhao, first place winner of the junior category.
Read More“Ekphrastic of Diē” by Cheryl Chen
Poetry Pause celebrates the winners of the 2024 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for young writers! Read “Ekphrastic of Diē” by Cheryl Chen, second place winner of the senior category.
Read More“River Run Dry” by Emma Han
Poetry Pause celebrates the winners of the 2024 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for young writers! Read “River Run Dry” by Emma Han, second place winner of the junior category.
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