Poetry MonthTag

"I Write to Make Sense of Worries" David James Brock on Finding the Calm in Poetry

Poet, librettist, and playwright David James Brock's second collection Ten-Headed Alien (Wolsak & Wynn), is making an impact as big and bold as its title. Poet Linda Besner called it "a sophisticated ...

2018 Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlists Announced

This week, Scott Griffin, on behalf of the trustees of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry, announced both the International and Canadian shortlists for this year’s Griffin Prize. Judges Sarah ...

Lenea Grace on Proving Canada Exists in Her Debut Poetry Collection

Lenea Grace's debut collection of poetry A Generous Latitude (ECW Press) leans into Canadiana by mining one of our traditional natural resources: wry wit. Her poems are smart and tight and their humour ...

Contest! Enter to Win an Incredible Poetry Month Prize Pack from Wolsak & Wynn!

Hamilton-based Wolsak & Wynn is publishing some of the most exciting and innovative poetry in Canada today, and we are very excited to say that they're offering an absolutely awesome prize pack of ...

National Poetry Month Turns 20 & Canadian Poets Share Their Favourite Poems of the Last 20 Years

This year marks 20 years of Canada celebrating National Poetry Month in April. That's 20 years of readings, prizes, new collections, and a month long chance to fall in love with poetry all over again, ...

Degan Davis' Debut Poetry Collection Examines Masculinity & Identity, Asking "What Kind of Man Are You?"

What does it mean to be a man? It's not - anymore, thank goodness - a simple question. Tackling the complexities of how to be a good man today is no small task for anyone, but Degan Davis set himself ...

"I Like to Be Surrounded by Objects with a Past": Meet Our Poetry Month Writer-in-Residence, Emma Healey!

Emma Healey is without a doubt one of the most exciting young poets in Canada. Her first collection Begin With the End in Mind earned her a reputation as a brainy, frank, innovative writer with charm ...

Failed Dreams

In my new poetry book Beautiful Children with Pet Foxes, there’s a series of poems called “Dream Specimens,” based on actual dreams that I’ve had over the years. I had some fun with these poems, ...

Test Driving the Poetry Exercises

Today’s post marks the conclusion of my series on poetry prompts and exercises. Huge thanks to all the poets who responded so generously to my questions and offered their unique approaches and experiences. ...

Lisa Richter on Poetry Exercises

Today I feature Lisa Richter in my series on poets and writing exercises. Lisa Richter's first full-length collection of poetry, Closer to Where We Began, was recently published by Tightrope Books. Her ...