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Poetry Month Q&A: Sue Goyette on approaches to healing and her new poem, The Brief Reincarnation of a Girl

Massachusetts, 2006. A four-year-old girl died from an overdose of drugs used to treat ADHD and bipolar disorder. Her parents were convicted of her murder. Sue Goyette's new poetry collection, The Brief Reincarnation of a Girl (Gaspereau ... Read More »

April 15, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

2015 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlists announced

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for the 2015 Griffin Poetry Prize, the world's richest prize for a collection of poetry in English, have been revealed. This year's judging panel, which chose the shortlists from 560 submissions from 42 ... Read More »

April 7, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Poetry Month Q&A: Emily Pohl-Weary on poetry of witness and her new collection, Ghost Sick

By Sue Carter

Memories of a Christmas Eve shooting in Emily Pohl-Weary's neighbourhood are the starting point for her second poetry collection, Ghost Sick (Tightrope Books). The Toronto author – who has a passionate affinity for the Parkdale community ... Read More »

April 6, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

League of Canadian Poets 2015 awards finalists revealed

By Becky Robertson

The League of Canadian Poets has announced the shortlists for its annual Raymond Souster Award for a book of poetry by a league member, Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for a first book of poetry by ... Read More »

April 1, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Cover to cover: Natalie Olsen on designing Amber McMillan’s We Can’t Ever Do This Again

By Q&Q Staff

Natalie Olsen struggles to give visual representation to a wide-ranging collection of poems for Amber McMillan’s debut, We Can’t Ever Do This Again (Wolsak & Wynn) 1. I still haven’t figured out why this collection ... Read More »

March 20, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

80 years of Q&Q: moments in Canadian poetry

By Q&Q Staff

bpNichol and bill bissett sound off One arguably incongruous fact about Canadian sound poet bpNichol is that in the 1980s he wrote for Fraggle Rock, the Jim Henson–produced children’s television program. Nichol is more famous ... Read More »

March 13, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Elizabeth Bishop’s childhood home for sale

By Sue Carter

Poetry and prose lovers with some cash in their pockets may want to consider purchasing Elizabeth Bishop's childhood home in Great Village, Nova Scotia. Known for years as the Elizabeth Bishop House, the 2,000 square-foot* ... Read More »

July 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Anne Compton, Alexandra Oliver, Murray Reiss win League of Canadian Poets awards

By Sue Carter

The League of Canadian Poets has announced the winners of its annual awards, which were presented June 7 at the LCP Poetry Festival and Conference in Toronto. The inaugural Raymond Souster Award, which recognizes the best ... Read More »

June 9, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Writers’ Trust launches $25,000 poetry prize

By Stuart Woods

Canadian poets are being feted with a new prize that will recognize a writer for his or her exceptional body of work. The $25,000 Latner Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize, sponsored by the Latner Family Foundation, ... Read More »

April 22, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Sina Queyras and Adam Sol on the state of Canadian poetry

By Steven W. Beattie

It is virtually impossible to argue against the notion that Canadian poetry has come of age. If F.R. Scott was able to say, as recently as 1976, that when he and A.J.M. Smith launched the ... Read More »

April 21, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

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Search Results by tag: poetry

Poetry Month Q&A: Sue Goyette on approaches to healing and her new poem, The Brief Reincarnation of a Girl

2015 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlists announced

Poetry Month Q&A: Emily Pohl-Weary on poetry of witness and her new collection, Ghost Sick

League of Canadian Poets 2015 awards finalists revealed

Cover to cover: Natalie Olsen on designing Amber McMillan’s We Can’t Ever Do This Again

80 years of Q&Q: moments in Canadian poetry

Elizabeth Bishop’s childhood home for sale

Anne Compton, Alexandra Oliver, Murray Reiss win League of Canadian Poets awards

Writers’ Trust launches $25,000 poetry prize

Sina Queyras and Adam Sol on the state of Canadian poetry

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