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"Tweed": A Poem by Phil Hall
Phil Hall's latest book of poems is The Small Nouns Crying Faith and it will be released in May.
To the Core: More Selections
Writers and readers continue to send us the Canadian poems they find extraordinary.
"Eat Your Heart Out": Katie Boland on Being a Writer and an Actress
"In both cases, I want to live as other people. I get to escape myself."
Writing Your Way Into Landscape: Guest Post by Jenna Butler
Writing your way into (toward) a landscape is a tricky thing, a continual process of navigation, negotiation, re-visioning.
Shelf Exposure, Ep. 1: Andrew Faulkner
What will we find in Andrew Faulkner's personal library? Watch and see!
To the Core: The 49th Shelf Contest for National Poetry Month
Tell us about the Canadian poem that has done something powerful to the way you experience the world.
It's Poetry All the Time at 49th Shelf
At look back at the poetry we're loving all year round.
The Politics of Food: List by Nick Saul & Andrea Curtis
A list of some of our favourite Canadian books that see food in an integrated way—not just as fuel for the body but a tool for building a more just …
Andrew Pyper: Outsiders, Inner Demons, and Satan's Charms
Andrew Pyper discusses making the unabashed leap into horror writing.
Guest Post by Ania Szado: "Every Story Needs a Fool"
On taking on the challenge of capturing 1942 Manhattan, the rise of American haute couture, and the character of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in her new …