Anita Lahey | The Walrus

Poet Souvankham Thammavongsa wears a green shirt and stands in front of a gold backdrop.

Arts & Culture / June 2018

Souvankham Thammavongsa Shows Us the Beauty of a Furious Poem

May 7, 2019July 6, 2019 - by Anita Lahey

The persuasive anger of the poet’s new collection, Cluster, tackles everything from war to the financial industry

Graham Bezant / Toronto Star via Getty Images

The Otherworldly Luminescence of Mary Pratt’s Art

August 17, 2018 - by Anita Lahey

Dead at 83, the Canadian painter was a visionary in our midst

Illustration by Karen Klassen

Poetry / Web Exclusives

Robyn Sarah’s Exquisitely Untrendy Poetry

October 31, 2017November 22, 2017 - by Anita Lahey

The Montreal poet’s timeless world of leaves, rain, snow, wind, sidewalks and shadows

Illustration by Aimée van Drimmelen

Environment / October 2017

How Farmers Are Saving the Trumpeter Swan

September 18, 2017July 17, 2019 - by Anita Lahey

The world’s largest waterfowl has rebounded from near extinction—thanks, in part, to the people who hate them

Photography by Christopher E. Hamrick

Arts & Culture / Web Exclusives

The Side Effects of Reading Poetry

November 28, 2016July 9, 2019 - by Anita Lahey

Consuming poems can come with unforeseen consequences

Health / January/February 2009

Do You Know What You’re Eating?

January 12, 2009August 23, 2017 - by Anita Lahey

Canadians want labels on GM foods. But would we understand them?