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I & I (George Elliott Clarke) 101
"Iâm still amazed by â in love with â I & I. It is my third narrative-lyric work â after Whylah Falls (1990) and Execution Poems (2000). Though it did not...
...Everything Remains Raw #101
Attention class. Things are about to get RAW! Open your ears and your mind. If you are old enough (which isnât that old) to remember the...
The Second Trial of Dennis Oland - Week 3
The Crown suggests Dennis Oland's financial problems were a possible motive for murder. During opening statements, Jill Knee tells the court that the financial adviser had...
Tips For Writers Vol. 2
"I'm basically a hermit who is on a tiny island in the middle of the sea, so my draft-sharing is quite limited. For the last...
Femmes Noires 101
The work included in the exhibition and book compares intersections of race, gender, class, and sexuality and draws attention to what has been overlooked in...
Happy Birthday Mr. Nowlan
Today is Alden Nowlan's birthday. The beloved poet would have been 86 years old. Here are some recent reviews and features about Nowlan, and the poem âBobby Sands,â...
Too Dumb 101
The 43rd Canadian federal election is on the horizon. You can count on it occurring before October 21, 2019. Whatever we read, whatever we watch, politics...
The Second Trial of Dennis Oland (Week Two)
Highlights from the second week of Dennis Oland's second trial from CBC reporter Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon, author of Shadow of Doubt.Tuesday January 15thSgt. Mark Smith, the head...
Exclusive interview with author Scott Fotheringham
How did you come up with a character who hates plastic so much and what drove you to write about this? My concerns about the...