Poetry
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The literary community in Windsor-Essex is struggling under the dominance of a small group of well-connected, aging writers, referred to as “the Cult of Anointed Poet.” Their control has led to the decline of literary events and inclusion of diverse voices, stifling younger, marginalized writers. A generational shift is essential for revival.
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Nicholas Catanoy’s “The Fiddlehead Nation,” a rare Canadian poetry collection published in 1979, explores Atlantic Canada’s landscapes and cultures through vibrant, eco-poetic lens. Catanoy weaves observations of Indigenous peoples alongside natural imagery, presenting nuanced perspectives rarely showcased in Canadian literature. Its avant-garde style offers readers a unique, road-trip experience.
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We play witness with beauty, with honesty, and with integrity for our subjects and the world in which they actually inhabit. No deletions, no speaking for, simple honest witness. Witness that must cross borders, must bring up the often uncomfortable, and do so in a beautiful manner that honours both the tradition and the lives…
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But it could almost be any moment between October and April in this part of Creation. Time is a strange factor in our lives right now. It has been years since we have seen the majority of relations and friends. Space has become more real even as time and seasons have collapsed to more abstract…
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The view from the office now is of trees in full-leaf and the steady hungry scavenging of grackles on the lawn. This means that we survived the great darkness of winter and the muck of spring. But as you know, summer isn’t exactly the great rest period for small press publishers and poets. That’s the…
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Those that know me, know that I have a place in my heart for Norway. Sure, the family I married into can trace their roots to the said country. I was lucky enough to study Norwegian under a FLAS while at IU and still to this day I believe the Norge Polar Bear hockey sweater…
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I was putting together my W203 Creative Writing syllabus for the fall and have been focusing on Rocky Mountain state writers. Naturally, sometime after Rick Bass I found poet John Haines’ work and have been spending sometime nosing around his work for stuff that is teachable. To say there is a lot would be a…
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Had to take a wee break from this whole blogging thing. I’m working on Library Science Degree and getting ready to finish work on my Fiction Manuscript for my MFA out here at good ol’ IU. All in all the summer has been pretty busy, which explains a lot in terms of not getting at…
Wazhashk Poetry 