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  • "Write Whatever Weird Poems and Books You Think Should Exist" Cameron Anstee on Embracing the Strange in His Genre-Bending Minimalist Poems
    "Write Whatever Weird Poems and Books You Think Should Exist" Cameron Anstee on Embracing the Strange in His Genre-Bending Minimalist Poems
    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 ...

  • Erin Robinsong Discusses Her New Collection, Wet Dream, a Clarion Call of Climate Poetry
    Erin Robinsong Discusses Her New Collection, Wet Dream, a Clarion Call of Climate Poetry
    September 28, 2022

    Erin Robinsong Discusses Her New Collection, Wet Dream, a Clarion Call of Climate Poetry

    As a species, we've been staring down the barrel of the climate crisis for some time, and yet it often feels like little action, or even attention, is being mustered up to address such a cataclysmic disaster. ...

  • June Writer in Residence NShannacappo on Rhythm, Flow, and Writing More than 1500 Poems
    June Writer in Residence NShannacappo on Rhythm, Flow, and Writing More than 1500 Poems
    May 31, 2022

    June Writer in Residence NShannacappo on Rhythm, Flow, and Writing More than 1500 Poems

    Ottawa-based Nakawe graphic novelist and poet NShannacappo knows how to tell a story in myriad different forms, using art, verse, and dialogue to weave compelling tales that take in everything from ...

  • Keith Garebian on Reinventing Nature Poetry as Unsentimental & Giving the Suburbs Its Poetic Due
    Keith Garebian on Reinventing Nature Poetry as Unsentimental & Giving the Suburbs Its Poetic Due
    April 27, 2022

    Keith 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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