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Poetry Friday: "Random Moments" by Sheree Fitch
For Poetry Friday, we're going random! In her collection In This House Are Many Women, Sheree Fitch's refreshingly direct lyrics explore the harsh realities of women's lives...
Poetry Friday: "Tell Me How" by Daniel Scott Tysdal
For Poetry Friday, instead of an Easter-themed poem (as you might expect), we're going with a different occasion. A fauxccasion, actually. In his collection Fauxccasional Poems, Daniel...
Poetry Friday: "Evening Song" by Mitchell Parry
Poetry Friday! The bestest Friday of them all! Without any more preamble, let's luxuriate in the gorgeous rhythms of Mitchell Parry's "Evening Song" (from his...
Poetry Friday: "Speed Dating" by Alyda Faber
This was the week of Valentine's Day, 2018. Poetry Friday obviously missed the date, but that doesn't mean Poetry Friday can't think about relationships anymore....
Poetry Friday: "How to Trim Squid" by Craig Poile
For no discernible reason, this week's Poetry Friday concerns cephalopods and cooking. Just the mood we're in this week. Without further ado, from the collection True...
Poetry Friday: "West End, Halifax" by Brian Bartlett
We love to travel, but sometimes we can't get away as far as we like. So, for today's Poetry Friday, we'll take a quick haiku-heavy...
Poetry Friday: "Novecento, Maurizio Cattelan, 1997. Horse in taxidermy with sling" by Aurian Haller
Last week, we Poetry Friday'd ourselves into the Internet proper with a poem tangentially involving cats. We thought that this Friday we'd stick with the animal theme...
Poetry Friday: "Weather Report" by George Sipos
If you aren't paying attention to the weather, we Maritimers are currently being crushed by a winter storm of epic proportions. Luckily, we Maritimers are...
Poetry Friday: "Baffled King Collage" by Katia Grubisic
For Poetry Friday, so close to Christmas, we thought there would be no better poet/poem to usher in the holiday than Katia Grubisic and her...