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Wishing everyone a happy 2025! Our Off the Shelf Reading Series has events every month all the way through April! Next reading is happening tomorrow!

Off the Shelf Reading Series Part 5
Featuring: CHRISTINE MCNAIR @christinemcnair.bsky.social + rob mclennan / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social

February 28, 2025 : 7 pm
SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver

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Image is on the ferry looking out toward Tsawwassen.

My book of love and grieving in November, coming to a bookstore near you. #fall2025 book design by Angela Yan. Image is on the ferry looking out toward Tsawwassen.

Rahat Kurd — poetry in canada I’ve given up the fantasy of reconstructing a formally perfect 17th century Kashmiri Persianate world in my head by now. My effort to hold onto multiple languages will likely remain as imperfect and u...

Rahat Kurd, gracing us with her ghazals!

"Threadbare, per poetic tradition, I roam planets and galaxies — 
My best work turns cartwheels through the puny mind of money.  "

New poet profile!
www.poetrycanada.org/digital-library-archive/rahat-kurd

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Kevin Spenst — poetry in canada Once a poem is published, I’m curious to explore its second life, its border-blur with other people and media. 

Happy holidays everyone! For a December poem, check out Kevin Spenst's poem "Frozen in an Oral Ancient History of A Father’s Schizophrenia." New on our website!

www.poetrycanada.org/digital-library-archive/kevin-spenst

Kevin Spenst — poetry in canada Once a poem is published, I’m curious to explore its second life, its border-blur with other people and media. 

Happy holidays everyone! For a December poem, check out Kevin Spenst's poem "Frozen in an Oral Ancient History of A Father’s Schizophrenia." New on our website!

www.poetrycanada.org/digital-library-archive/kevin-spenst

April is not the cruellest month. We are creating a new reading series, the inaugural reading on April 26 featuring Fred Wah and Mackenzie Ground.

Alt text and details on our website: www.poetrycanada.org

In other exciting news ... as announced in Poetry in canada's newsletter, Liz Howard will deliver this year's Phyllis Webb Memorial Reading! SAVE THE DATE: April 13. With special guests (more to come).

The day after Valentine’s Day is for eating leftover chocolates and falling in love with poetry.

In other exciting news ... as announced in Poetry in canada's newsletter, Liz Howard will deliver this year's Phyllis Webb Memorial Reading! SAVE THE DATE: April 13. With special guests (more to come).

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Hello good folks of the internet! We have some exciting updates to announce later today! In the meantime, please check out our website if you haven't already. There is new work uploaded regularly. And please subscribe to our newsletter!

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"Your own safety. Your own pain. Your own falls. Your own fault. Your own fault. Your own body and it’s haunted halls and absentee owner." These lines, and more, are all the feels. From Nisa Mali on our bookshelf today!

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