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    October 01, 2024

    Writing a Cover Letter for Your Poetry Manuscript

    In the world of Canadian publishing, poets rarely have agents. Poetry collections are often published through small presses, and these presses have open submission periods where anyone can submit a manuscript. In ...

  • December Gratitude: Check Out 5 of Our Favourite Columns from 2021
    December Gratitude: Check Out 5 of Our Favourite Columns from 2021
    December 13, 2021

    December Gratitude: Check Out 5 of Our Favourite Columns from 2021

    Today we're sharing the second instalment of December Gratitude, our round-up of some of our favourite postings from 2021. If you missed the first one, featuring some incredible 2021 writer-in-residence ...

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    Photo by Richard Riordan
    June 27, 2019

    On Hanging Laundry

    I have an obsession with laundry hung on lines. The image literally stops me in my tracks. There’s so much thought put into the way the sleeves of shirts are pinned just close enough to the hem of a ...

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