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  • Iconic Poetry Publisher Brick Books Expands Their Brickyard Spoken Word Portal
    Iconic Poetry Publisher Brick Books Expands Their Brickyard Spoken Word Portal
    January 10, 2022

    Iconic Poetry Publisher Brick Books Expands Their Brickyard Spoken Word Portal

    Brick Books is one of the most decorated independent publishers around, with their unique all-poetry list featuring names like Margaret Avison, Parliamentary Poet Laureate Louise B. Halfe — Sky Dancer, ...

  • 3 Practices the Literary Scene Could Learn from Spoken Word Artists
    3 Practices the Literary Scene Could Learn from Spoken Word Artists
    November 20, 2019

    3 Practices the Literary Scene Could Learn from Spoken Word Artists

     When I was curating So Fresh: A Scarborough Reading, I desperately wanted to bring together two worlds that I deeply loved. First were the authors that I knew from the literary community. Authors like ...

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