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"In Flanders Fields" is one of the most celebrated poems of the World War I era. Lt. Col. John McCrae was a surgeon in the Canadian Army, when he wrote this poem. more...
Karen Connelly's "The Story" exemplifies the godless horror experienced by the individual that has no inkling of his/her true self. more...
Canada's outstanding poet, David Solway, offers a lush scene of communicating plant and animal residents of a garden in spring in his poem simply titled, "The Garden." more...
The speaker of David Solway's "What Makes a Poem" suggests the making of malt liquor as he associates it with the making of a poem. more...
If thinking requires understanding, then many poets are guilty of thinking without thought, but the gift of loose musing can result in superb yet silly poetic drama. more...
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David Seymour and George Murray in St. John's
By: Meg Coles
Toronto's David Seymour and Newfoundland's George Murray brave the muggy weather and give a cozy reading at St. John's foremost arts pub, The Ship on Duckworth Street. more...
Book Review of A Newfoundland Journal
By: Stella Walsh
In response to her travels on the west coast of Newfoundland in 2003, MacFadyen has created a book-length poem containing vivid and diverse images. more...
Authors at Harbourfront Centre Celebrates Poets
By: Y F Chin
Authors at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto is holding its first "Open Stage Night" by showcasing 20 young poets, aged 35 years or younger. more...
Margaret Atwood's "Variations on the Word Love"
By: Matthew Klitsch
The sarcastic narrator in Atwood's poem scorns the confusion society expresses between emotional and purely physical love. more...
By: Catherine Owen
Poets have always celebrated nature. Now in a time of ecological crisis, their voices, speaking out against planetary plunder, are even more essential. more...
By: Caitlin Ward
As a young poet, Leonard Cohen was preoccupied with passion and mythic imagery. In "St. Catherine's Street" he examines how one diminishes the other. more...
Poet Isabella Valancy Crawford
By: Anya Laurence
A short look at the life and career of a woman who, in her short life, brought forth poems that deserve a place in Canada's literary heritage. more...
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