PoetryTag
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October 21, 2017
The Writer in the World: On Beauty and Poetry
A Conversation with an anonymous poet.For this part of The Writer in the World, I am honouring the request of a poet to keep their identity undisclosed. Canisia Lubrin: I've been asked whether the tension ...
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October 18, 2017The Writer in the World: The Mismanagement of Mystery with Vladimir Lucien
A Conversation with Vladimir LucienPoetry's so-called "resurgence" as a form of public/social capital seems to reveal today something new of the role of the artist in the world. This new thing, to me, ...
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October 14, 2017
The Writer in the World: Love, Write, Resist, Heal, Part Two with Alicia Elliot
A Conversation with Alicia Elliot, Part TwoCL: To continue from where we left off: Have you considered the book-length poem? This is not to suggest book-length poems are long-winded, though. Jokes aside, ...
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October 11, 2017The Writer in the World: Love, Write, Resist, Heal, Part One with Alicia Elliot
A Conversation With Alicia Elliot: Part OneCanisia Lubrin: Many writers over time have expressed the sentiment that the writer, in order to write, is always at odds with their society. This appears, ...
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October 06, 2017The Writer in the World: Defiance, Imagination and the Future with Kaie Kellough
A Conversation with Kaie KelloughCanisia Lubrin: Many writers over time have expressed the sentiment that the writer, in order to write, is always at odds with their society. I’m keen for your insights ...
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October 03, 2017The Writer in the World: Introduction
The reader became the book; and summer night was like the conscious being of the book— Wallace StevensI became a book a long time ago. Or perhaps I am possessed by the memory of the experience of ...
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August 14, 2017Contest! Get in on The Last Heat of Your Summer Reading with Poetry from Brick Books!
Summer is winding down, but there's still time to make the most of your summer reading list - we're calling these last few weeks of summer reading The Last Heat, and we want to make it amazing for you.Poetry ...
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July 10, 2017Contest! Win a Huge Summer Poetry Prize Pack from Brick Books!
Whether it's a backyard, park, dock, or beach, summer reading is one of a bookworm's greatest joys. What could make it better? How about a huge prize pack of fantastic Canadian poetry, delivered to your ...
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June 05, 2017
Contest! Win a Pack of Powerful Poetry from Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Is every month Poetry Month for you? Are your shelves packed with stanzas and line breaks, from free verse to villanelle? Why not add even more great poetry to your personal library with this incredible ...
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May 17, 2017“What If Everyone Is Having the Same Thoughts, but in a Different Order?” an Interview with Suzannah Showler
Thing Is, the latest collection of poetry from Suzannah Showler, shares a tone that fits somewhere between the quirky intellect of This American Life and the dream-logic ambles of Sleep with Me. It ...
