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Anita Lahey

Anita Lahey's poems have appeared in the Malahat Review, the Antigonish Review, Prairie Fire, This Magazine, in Ottawa buses as part of the Transpoetry competition, and in The New Canon: An Anthology of Canadian Poetry. She has won the Great Blue Heron Poetry Contest, Ralph Gustafson Prize for Best Poem, and first prize for poetry in Pagitica's annual literary competition. Lahey is the editor of Arc: Canada's Poetry Magazine and lives in Montreal.

Books by Anita Lahey

Best Canadian Poetry 2025

edited by Aislinn Hunter
series edited by Anita Lahey

Best Canadian Poetry 2024

edited by Bardia Sinaee
series edited by Anita Lahey

Fire Monster

by (author) Anita Lahey
by (artist) Pauline Conley

While Supplies Last

by (author) Anita Lahey

Best Canadian Poetry 2023

edited by John Barton
series edited by Anita Lahey

Best Canadian Poetry 2021

edited by Souvankham Thammavongsa
series edited by Anita Lahey

Best Canadian Poetry 2020

guest editor Marilyn Dumont
series edited by Anita Lahey
consultant editor Amanda Jernigan

Last Goldfish, The

A True Tale of Friendship

by (author) Anita Lahey

Best Canadian Poetry 2019

guest editor Rob Taylor
series edited by Anita Lahey
consultant editor Amanda Jernigan

The Best of the Best Canadian Poetry in English

The Tenth Anniversary Edition

edited by Anita Lahey & Molly Peacock

The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2016

by (author) Helen Humphreys
edited by Anita Lahey & Molly Peacock

The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2015

edited by Anita Lahey, Jacob McArthur Mooney & Molly Peacock

The Mystery Shopping Cart:

A collection of essays, reviews, and interviews that offer insight into contemporary Canadian poetry and culture

by (author) Anita Lahey

Spinning Side Kick

by (author) Anita Lahey