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Love Letter to a Summer Boi in the Mess of April

I had every intention of writing a post here yesterday, but the day slipped through my fingers like so many of them do these days. I imagine many other people are feeling what I am feeling now that it ...

Access Copyright Extends Canadian Writers' Emergency Relief Fund With $100,000 Donation

These days, any good news is a welcome distraction. And for Canadian writers affected by the Coronavirus outbreak, this is good news indeed!A generous $100,000 donation from licensing organization Access ...

Kitchen Table Poetics: A Love Letter to My Ride or Die

Here I am writing to you today again in isolation. It’s going to be hard to not have every post start like this: a pining, a reaching out. Today I have felt less alone than others; my Italian Catholic ...

Read an Excerpt From Phyllis L Humby's Revealing New Memoir 'Hazards of the Trade'

In her new memoir Hazards of the Trade (Crossfield Publishing), author Phyllis L Humby takes us on a journey through her years as the owner and operator of an Ontario lingerie boutique through its heyday ...

Stratford for All Seasons Authors Phyllis Hinz and Lamont Mackay Talk Promotion, Marketing, and Hitting the Road

While it may have received a moment of international media interest for being the birthplace of pop star Justin Bieber, the small southern Ontario town of Stratford has been a legendary hub of top-tier ...

Poets in Profile: Irfan Ali on Vulnerability, Strong Endings, and His New Collection

12th century Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi created an iconic, seemingly indestructible work when he birthed the tale of Layla and Manjun. Over the years, the re-telling of the classic story has become ...

Book Therapy: Cordelia Strube’s Misconduct of the Heart

“I so wanted things to be normal.”“They can’t be normal. Make a new normal.”—Cordelia Strube, Misconduct of the HeartFrom the moment we went into isolation, people were making jokes. I don’t ...

Love Letter to a Stranger in Saint Petersburg

I’ve been thinking since my last post about how to write a communal poetics while in isolation, while I can’t reach out and physically connect with the poetry community that’s been so dear to me ...

National Poetry Month Contest: Win a 2020 Subscription from Brick Books!

April is National Poetry Month, and we're partnering with Brick Books to give you a chance to win a subscription to their excellent 2020 list!The winner will receive all seven titles published by Brick ...

Writing Communal Poetics in Isolation

Wednesday was April Fool's Day. It was also the day that my debut poetry collection, OO: Typewriter Poems (Invisible Publishing, 2020), officially launched. The day was largely symbolic; I and several ...