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 →
Dionne Brand: Writing Against Tyranny and Toward Liberation
"I do not write toward anything called justice, but against tyranny and toward liberation." Dionne Brand offers thoughts on poetry in the current political moment, as well as a reading from Ossuaries. This video was recorded on April 25, 2017 at Barnard College in NYC. It is an excerpt from the event "Poetics of Justice:... Continue Reading →
The Root: 20 Black Poets You Should Know (and Love)
In 1996 the Academy of American Poets dubbed April National Poetry Month to celebrate the richness of American poetry. In its honor, here are 20 black American poets who have shown brilliance in their art and service to the community. Read More Here
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)
I have few words
Like you, I'm following what's happening around us. I've been creative, but I can't pretend everything is normal ... and I won't dare suggest we return to what was. I recently thought of something I wrote for BLOOD - which just barely touched the edges of all this - so I'll leave it here in... Continue Reading →
Charles Bukowski: The Man with the Beautiful Eyes
This ... this is my favourite poem. I feel it to be one of the greatest poems I have ever read. I first read it in 1994 or so - after picking up Last Night of the Earth Poems, Stranger Music, and a couple Peter Gabriel Albums at some second hand stores in Downtown Ottawa.... Continue Reading →
Poetry London: Spring Mini Reading Series
Announcing their "spring project: a multi-week online mini reading series featuring poets from across Canada!" Video posts will happen on Wednesdays at 7:00pm starting on May 20th. Each week, they will feature three poets, who will read their poetry. THis is being released on their youtube page, check it out! (link)
CBC POETRY PRIZE
The call for submissions is still open! Until May 31, 2020, you can still submit a poem for this lovely contest: The winner will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and will have the opportunity to attend a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. And it'll be published on CBC Books. They've... Continue Reading →
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