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  • Gary Barwin on Form, Social Media, and the "Epistemological Hijinks of Poems"
    Gary Barwin on Form, Social Media, and the "Epistemological Hijinks of Poems"
    October 20, 2022

    Gary Barwin on Form, Social Media, and the "Epistemological Hijinks of Poems"

    Known for his humour, creativity, and general up-ending of the peskily staid CanLit stereotype, poet and fiction writer Gary Barwin shows no signs of slowing down with 26 books to his name. His newest, ...

  • "All Language is Your Playground" Poet Otoniya J. Okot Bitek on Chance Encounters and the Power of Poetry
    "All Language is Your Playground" Poet Otoniya J. Okot Bitek on Chance Encounters and the Power of Poetry
    September 19, 2022

    "All Language is Your Playground" Poet Otoniya J. Okot Bitek on Chance Encounters and the Power of Poetry

    In her new collection, decorated poet Otoniya J. Okot Bitek plays with form and expectation, rewriting history both colonial and literary. A Is for Acholi (Wolsak & Wynn) sees Okot Bitek rewriting ...

  • Form as Home
    Form as Home
    August 17, 2018

    Form as Home

    Every time I sit down to write, I find myself exasperated by the considerations. The considerations of who will be reading it, how it’ll be interpreted, if it’ll hurt someone within or outside my ...

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