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April 18, 2022Treaty Parchments, and what I'm looking for when I look in the archive
In the summer of 2019, I was searching through library collections globally to track down copies of parchments of the Numbered Treaties. These copies were produced sometime between the mid 1870s and the ...
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April 28, 2022How I look at a map (part two): found poetry
In previous posts you’ve seen some of the things I’m thinking through when I’m creating visual poetry. And in the last post we got started working on a new piece by looking through archival material. ...
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April 29, 2022How I look at a map (part three): software
In my two previous posts I’ve been detailing my process for creating a new piece of visual poetry. In part one, I talked about what I’m looking for when I look in the archives at maps and talked a ...
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April 01, 2022How to Make a Chapbook
My first chapbook of poetry I made myself. It was a research-creation project for an English class I was taking at the beginning of 2019. I was really propelled in my studies by research-creation, and ...
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April 30, 2022Artist's Books
For my last blog post as Open Book’s writer-in-residence and to close out poetry month I want to talk to you about one of my favourite things: Artist’s Books! I’ve shared some of my passion for ...
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April 24, 2025 @ 8:00pm - 10:00pm - The Rose Studio (1 Theatre Lane, Brampton) - https://tickets.brampton.ca/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=10F3E2D5-4547-4F21-ACB7-B4EB46C870D2&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=5574EA5F-15EE-4B43-87B4-FE42C5BC2785
This is Brampton: Flower City Slam Curated by The Wild Woman
Experience the dynamic energy of Brampton's premier poetry slam competition! Talented poets battle it out for over $500 in prizes and a coveted featured spot on the slam stage. Hosted by The Wild Woman, ...
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April 30, 2025 @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm - Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 2M7 - https://www.facebook.com/share/1DMnMfxaZv/
Shab-e She’r Poetry Month Celebration
Featured poets: Elizabeth Mudenyo & Adam Sol
+ Open Mic for poetry in any languageHost: Bänoo Zan
Time: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Place: Living Room, Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON M5S ... -
April 29, 2025 @ 6:30pm - 8:00pm - Queen Books - https://www.biblioasis.com/event/best-canadian-poetry-2025-toronto-launch/
Best Canadian Poetry 2025
Join us at the end of National Poetry Month to celebrate Best Canadian Poetry 2025! This reading will feature a number of poets from the anthology, including Cassidy McFadzean, Molly Peacock, Shannon ...
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April 27, 2022Keith Garebian on Reinventing Nature Poetry as Unsentimental & Giving the Suburbs Its Poetic Due
The western suburbs of Toronto might not seem like an obvious spot to inspire a poet, but Keith Garebian turns the Lakeshore Road area of Mississauga and Etobicoke into something meditative and striking ...
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October 06, 2022"Write Whatever Weird Poems and Books You Think Should Exist" Cameron Anstee on Embracing the Strange in His Genre-Bending Minimalist Poems
Maybe it's a response to how chaotic and unpredictable the world feels at the moment, but there has been a notable increase in our cultural interest in minimalism – from home decor to tossing anything ...
