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  • Poetry Au Naturel: Poets Tell us About Their Nature-Themed Favourites for National Poetry Month
    Poetry Au Naturel: Poets Tell us About Their Nature-Themed Favourites for National Poetry Month
    April 02, 2019

    Poetry Au Naturel: Poets Tell us About Their Nature-Themed Favourites for National Poetry Month

    The theme for National Poetry Month 2019 is "celebrate nature with poetry". While nature poetry might have a reputation as sleepy and traditional, great writers have often mined the natural world for ...

  • Poet Susan Gillis on Landscapes, Ecologies of the Heart, and Czeslaw Milosz
    Poet Susan Gillis on Landscapes, Ecologies of the Heart, and Czeslaw Milosz
    January 09, 2019

    Poet Susan Gillis on Landscapes, Ecologies of the Heart, and Czeslaw Milosz

    Partly inspired by a memorable line in a Czeslaw Milosz poem, Susan Gillis' new collection Yellow Crane (Brick Books) is sharply observed and lovingly rendered, casting an observant and incisive eye ...

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