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Poetry Friday: "You & Your Late Movies" by Kay Burkman
Well, it's summer, and the heat has not abated hereabouts. In fact, our air conditioning unit has asked for an air conditioning unit. On days,...
Poetry Friday: "The Chocolate Chip Pancake is Innocent" by Patrick Warner
Maybe it's the summer heat. Maybe it's because of the recent nomination of Jan Wong's Apron Strings for the 2018 Taste Canada Awards. Maybe it's because it's...
Poetry Friday: "Mahatma Gandhi Refuses an Invitation to Write for Reader's Digest" by Gary Geddes
If you're like us, right now you're holed up inside, praising the inventor of air conditioner. By which we mean, it's very, very, VERY hot outside right now....
Poetry Friday: "Summer In With Goodness and Mercy" by Robert Gibbs
Are you planning a Canada Day celebration? Can we come? No? Well, we'll provide you with some poetic summer imagery anyway, just because we're good...
Poetry Friday: "On Sundays in Summer" by Kay Smith
It's SUMMER! OFFICIALLY! Goodbye, shoes! Hello, sandals! Not in the office, you say? Very well. But we'll celebrate anyway! To kick off summer, this Poetry...
Poetry Friday: "The Rubber Bathtub Duck and the Rubber Bathtub Bear" by William Bauer
Poems! They aren't always about camouflaged intentions and word-dappled landscapes and unspoken emotions! Granted, most of them are, but still... Anyway, this Poetry Friday we'd like to celebrate the poems...
Poetry Friday: "This is a Post Card" by Claire Harris
Summer is literally around the corner! It's a time of rest and vacations and fun in the sun! And post cards! (Kids: ask your parents what post cards...
Poetry Friday: "Song for the Songs of the Common Raven" by Don McKay
While summer is fast approaching, this Poetry Friday, something about the dark appeals to us. And is there a creature that better encapsulates the concept of...
Poetry Friday: "A Marvel" by Dorothy Roberts
Spring isn't only about the world heating up to tolerable levels again. It's about clear nights, where one can go outside and enjoy the wonders...