Please read this this project. Poetry isn't only in the words. It's in the living. "But there’s a conversation I’ve been having with my friends: Is celebrating this holiday enough to begin to fix all that’s so very broken? And, one tick further, is the national embrace of what has been known as the African-American... Continue Reading →
Virtual Toronto Lit Up: Bones
It is now official! Glad Day Bookshop, Toronto Lit Up, and Brick Books have all come together to host a virtual launch of my first published book! It will be hosted by Denise B. McLeod, with special guest, Jennifer Alicia Murrin! June 29, 2020 at 8:30 on Zoom. Check out the official page here, for... Continue Reading →
Gwendolyn Brooks: reading
Another brilliant poet we should all know, and hear regularly ... From the Youtube post: "Reads "The Near-Johannesburg Boy," "The Mother," and "We Real Cool." Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people... Continue Reading →
CBC: 35 books to read for National Indigenous History Month
June is National Indigenous History Month. Celebrate by reading one of these books by First Nations, Métis and Inuit authors. CBC has posted their must-read list for June 2020! A very shiny list with many very cool people on it! Check it out here ... (link)
Tyler Pennock 