'Tis a grand year for the League of Canadian Poets! It's turning 50! Many new and exciting things are happening this year, including the start of a new blog. I'm happy to announce that I will be writing a bi-monthly column on Parenting & Writing! I'm super happy about this as I feel I always have… Continue reading New Year – New Column! Thanks LCP!
Tag: National Poetry Month
National Poetry Month Round-Up!
It’s May. What. The. Heck. Look, I’m willing to forgive Time his speedy madness because Mother Nature has finally given us the Spring we’ve been so desperately waiting for. (She does that, doesn’t she?) Even though in other parts of the world Mother Nature is not being so sweet (donate to the Red Cross to… Continue reading National Poetry Month Round-Up!
Brick Books – Celebrating Canadian Poetry – Featuring Giles Benaway
I'm over at Brick Books for this post, continuing to celebrate National Poetry Month! I've written a short feature on poet Giles Benaway for Brick Books' Celebration of Canadian Poetry series. Giles Benaway's first book of poetry Ceremonies for the Dead blew me away. Who is your favourite poet these days? I just bought 'Howl' by… Continue reading Brick Books – Celebrating Canadian Poetry – Featuring Giles Benaway
The Great Canadian PoeTrain – NPM15 – All Aboard!
Even though the Great Canadian PoeTrain Tour won't be chugging into Windsor this Spring, I do think it's very important to promote this truly Canadian and incredibly poetic endeavour on my blog! In a train car (nutshell?), the GCPT is exactly what it sounds like: poets travelling on a train across Canada stopping in 5 cities to… Continue reading The Great Canadian PoeTrain – NPM15 – All Aboard!
VANESSA SHIELDS 