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A black-and-white photo of the poet, Shane Neilson, wearing a suit jacket and tie against an orange background.

Poetry

Deep Religious Faith

October 9, 2020 - by Shane Neilson

I grew in darkness / and a moral chemical let me respond to the light

A photo of the poet looking beyond the camera. He is wearing a dark shirt and has a dark beard. The photo is black and white and the background is three shades of burgundy.

November/December 2020 / Poetry

The Future Lives Here

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 - by Shaun Robinson

I couldn’t stand to hear him talk / about the future as if it existed, / but it was better than my tiny apartment

Photo of the poet, George Amabile, wearing a sun hat and looking toward the sky. The photo is in black and white; the background is various shades of green.

Poetry

Withershins

September 11, 2020 - by George Amabile

It was good to be unfounded again, without / vestiges there in the dark

Photo of the poet Lorna Goodison against a violet floral backdrop

Arts & Culture

Lorna Goodison and the Wicked Force of Poetry

September 3, 2020September 4, 2020 - by Kate Siklosi

The first Canadian to win the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry finds beauty in a world that often denies it

A photo of the poet, Roxanna Bennett, who has dark straight hair and glasses. The background is bright blue and the photo of the poet is black and white.

Poetry / September/October 2020

Thanks for Asking

August 28, 2020October 14, 2021 - by Roxanna Bennett

Yes, I have tried to just get over it, / the fragility & pain

A photo of the poet, John Barton, who is wearing a collared shirt and resting his chin in his hand. He is smiling at the camera and has a moustache and round glasses.

July/August 2020 / Poetry

School of Xerez Fino

July 17, 2020 - by John Barton

Mirror balls, matches, condoms, sweat-raw limbs / Shedding shirts, shedding disco

A black-and-white photo of the poet, Eric Ormsby, who is a white-haired man wearing glasses and a collared shirt. The background is blue.

July/August 2020 / Poetry

Lord Mayor Magpie

July 10, 2020 - by Eric Ormsby

There he waltzes, / this debonair / line dancer in mid-air

A black and white photo of the poet, a young woman, against a background of varying shades of brown.

July/August 2020 / Poetry

The Peace Lily

July 3, 2020 - by Kayla Czaga

To say the peace lily died / would be an understatement.

A photo of the poet, Shane Book, who stares at the camera with a serious expression. Behind him is a purple background in three shades, from light to dark.

Poetry

Dad Bod

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 - by Shane Book

Why they making / me read this when I got / no vote

A photo of the poet, Barbara Nickel. She has dark straight hair and is smiling at the camera. The background is bright yellow.

Poetry

Essential Tremor

May 29, 2020June 6, 2020 - by Barbara Nickel

If only it were that: a little / trembling in the hand

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