Poetry Posts
The Chat with David Bateman
Acclaimed writer David Bateman has just released his fabulous debut novel, DR SAD (University of Calgary Press). It follows the life of Stephen, a poet …
Launchpad: knot body, by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch
"Readers may sit and ruminate on the sharp and sensual inquiry offered by each individual letter, or read cover-to-cover and be present to the gorgeously-engaged, …
2020 Poetry Delights
A list by the author of new collection footlights. These books turn and explore, question and listen.
All New Animal Acts
Essays, Stretchers, Poems
TreeTalk-ing or, "How I Became a Serial Poetry Monogamist"
"I knew I wanted to do more than just sit in a booth, eating chicken and waffles, and writing. It had to do something that was ever-so-slightly performative, …
Everybody’s Martyrology
William Blake
Modernity and Disaster
Filling the Gaps, Minding the Gaps: the Unconventional (Mostly) Small Town Girls of CanLit
An amazing recommended reading list by Robin Durnford, whose new poetry collection is Gaptoothed.
Most Anticipated: Our 2020 Fall Poetry Preview
Our Fall Preview continues with poetry, an intriguing selection of debuts, collected works, and excellent new releases.
The Chat with Cicely Belle Blain
This week on the Chat, we’re in conversation with Cicely Belle Blain, author of the forthcoming poetry collection Burning Sugar (VS. Books/Arsenal …