Canadian poetry

Black and white photo of Ricardo Sternberg on an orange background.

November 2024 / Poetry

Rivers

November 27, 2024November 26, 2024 - by Ricardo Sternberg

He wanted throats constricted, / speech impeded, eyes rimmed red, / the room brimming with tears

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Poetry / September/October 2024

The Contagion in the Countryside: Train

October 10, 2024October 9, 2024 - by Tom Wayman

ominous, as if the cargo / constitutes a threat beyond “Hazardous Goods”

Richard greene in front of a yellow backdrop

June 2024 / Poetry

On the Use of the Sextant

June 13, 2024June 12, 2024 - by Richard Greene

In their wooden boats of spirit, the saints / saw little of God

A photograph of the poet, a man with his chin in his hand and looking toward the right of the frame, against a periwinkle-blue background.

June 2024 / Poetry

Recess

June 7, 2024 - by David O'Meara

Beyond hopscotch chalked-out boxes, / gravel started, then a diamond

A moody oil portrait of a Michael Lista wearing sunglasses

Books

The Fun, Frank, and Completely Miserable Poetry of Barfly

May 31, 2024May 31, 2024 - by Nicholas Bradley

Michael Lista’s new collection of poems should come with a Health Canada warning

A black-and-white photo of Leonard Cohen sitting in front of a building with his hand obscuring his mouth

Arts & Culture

Leonard Cohen: Hippie Troubadour and Forgotten Reactionary

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 - by Simon Lewsen

As the legend of the singer–poet–sex symbol grows, fans rarely acknowledge his conservative streak

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May 2024 / Poetry

The View

April 12, 2024April 11, 2024 - by Chuqiao Yang

Someone shudders with news of their ruptured / heartbreak

Three kids use a large book as a boat and ride a wave featuring an alligator, rabbit, pig, as well as a chef's hat in a vivid swirl of blue, orange, green and yellow

Arts & Culture / June 2024

How Dennis Lee Cooked Up Alligator Pie

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 - by Brooke Clark

One man’s war against what he called “pious versicles” led to an enduring work of children’s literature

A black-and-white portrait of Michael Ondaatje with a beige background

March/April 2024 / Poetry

Two Poems by Michael Ondaatje

February 20, 2024February 16, 2024 - by Michael Ondaatje

a bowl to beg with, / a howl to scent a friend

January/February 2024 / Poetry

Definition

February 15, 2024February 14, 2024 - by Rhea Tregebov

Though there is / the buttercup war I keep waging, kneeling

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