National Poetry Month

National Poetry Month

An academic by day and poet by night (or sometimes vice versa), Kaitlyn Boulding is originally from rural Manitoba and studied at the University of Winnipeg before obtaining an undergraduate and graduate degrees in Classics from Dalhousie University. Her work has been published in the GUTS Canadian Feminist Magazine, Fathom, The Lyre, Pseudo-Dionysius, and Juice.

Parting gifts

By Kaitlyn Boulding 1 minute read Friday, Apr. 29, 2016

An academic by day and poet by night (or sometimes vice versa), Kaitlyn Boulding is originally from rural Manitoba and studied at the University of Winnipeg before obtaining an undergraduate and graduate degrees in Classics from Dalhousie University. Her work has been published in the GUTS Canadian Feminist Magazine, Fathom, The Lyre, Pseudo-Dionysius, and Juice. 

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National Poetry Month

Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Dennis Cooley grew up in Saskatchewan and has lived most of his life in Winnipeg. The “groundhog” poem comes from the bestiary, a collection of animal poems he is working on.

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groundhog

Dennis Cooley 2 minute read Thursday, Apr. 28, 2016

Dennis Cooley grew up in Saskatchewan and has lived most of his life in Winnipeg. The “groundhog” poem comes from the bestiary, a collection of animal poems he is working on.

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Thursday, Apr. 28, 2016

National Poetry Month

Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Born in Saskatchewan, Sue Sorensen is a writer of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction and also an English professor at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg. Her novel, A Large Harmonium (2011), won Best First Book at the Manitoba Book Awards. Her poetry has been published in Room, CV2, Prairie Fire, and the Oolichan collection Desperately Seeking Susans (2012).

Folding yourself into the car you drive

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Folding yourself into the car you drive

Sue Sorensen 2 minute read Thursday, Apr. 28, 2016

Born in Saskatchewan, Sue Sorensen is a writer of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction and also an English professor at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg. Her novel, A Large Harmonium (2011), won Best First Book at the Manitoba Book Awards. Her poetry has been published in Room, CV2, Prairie Fire, and the Oolichan collection Desperately Seeking Susans (2012). She is the editor of West of Eden: Essays on Canadian Prairie Literature (2008) and author of an academic study, The Collar: Reading Christian Ministry in Fiction, Television, and Film (2014).

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Thursday, Apr. 28, 2016

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Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press KittyKittie is a woman of color and cancer survivor:

Mohawks and Coffee

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Mohawks and Coffee

KittyKittie 1 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2016

KittyKittie is a woman of color and cancer survivor: “The work I have submitted is a body of work that expresses my musing of my illness, mortality, survival and much needed sense of humour. There is a side of cancer that no one wants to talk about and that is the impact it has on a person’s life, state of mind thus effecting the rate of recovery and or survival. I hope through my work someone somewhere will find comfort in my words and find the strength to carry on, no matter what is going in their lives.”

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Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2016

National Poetry Month

Lauren Carter is the author of Swarm, named one of CBC's Top 40 books that could change Canada, as well as Lichen Bright, a poetry collection. She has recently completed Migration, a collection of poems exploring ancestry, relocation and infertility, a selection of which was long-listed for the CBC Literary Prizes and won first prize in the Room 2014 Poetry competition.

Swamp Fire (1862)

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Swamp Fire (1862)

Lauren Carter 2 minute read Monday, Apr. 25, 2016

Lauren Carter is the author of Swarm, named one of CBC’s Top 40 books that could change Canada, as well as Lichen Bright, a poetry collection. She has recently completed Migration, a collection of poems exploring ancestry, relocation and infertility, a selection of which was long-listed for the CBC Literary Prizes and won first prize in the Room 2014 Poetry competition. Currently, she's at work on two novels and a short story collection while working as a creativity coach in The Pas, Manitoba. Visit www.laurencarter.ca 

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Monday, Apr. 25, 2016

National Poetry Month

Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Born in Saskatchewan, Lori Cayer has made Manitoba her home since the third grade. She is the author of three volumes of poetry: Dopamine Blunder (Tightrope Books, 2016), Attenuations of Force (Frontenac House, 2010), Stealing Mercury (The Muses' Company, 2004), which won the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book in Manitoba in 2004. In 2005 Lori won the John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer.

Traveling without moving

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Traveling without moving

Lori Cayer 2 minute read Friday, Apr. 22, 2016

Born in Saskatchewan, Lori Cayer has made Manitoba her home since the third grade. She is the author of three volumes of poetry: Dopamine Blunder (Tightrope Books, 2016), Attenuations of Force (Frontenac House, 2010), Stealing Mercury (The Muses’ Company, 2004), which won the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book in Manitoba in 2004. In 2005 Lori won the John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer. She served many years as poetry editor for Contemporary Verse 2 and currently sits as secretary on the National Council of the League of Canadian Poets. 

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Friday, Apr. 22, 2016

National Poetry Month

Shirley Camia is a broadcaster and journalist, born in Winnipeg to first-generation Filipino immigrants. She has traveled throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, sleeping alongside the rice fields of rural Japan and falling in love with Canada's far north. She lives and writes in Toronto.

What You Can’t Take With You (for Mom)

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What You Can’t Take With You (for Mom)

Shirley Camia 1 minute read Thursday, Apr. 21, 2016

Shirley Camia is a broadcaster and journalist, born in Winnipeg to first-generation Filipino immigrants. She has traveled throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, sleeping alongside the rice fields of rural Japan and falling in love with Canada's far north. She lives and writes in Toronto.

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Thursday, Apr. 21, 2016

National Poetry Month

Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press David Yerex Williamson lives next to the Nelson River in Norway House, Manitoba with his family and three orphaned dogs. When not writing, David shovels a lot of snow, cuts fire wood, and works for the University College of the North.

Lights home for daughter

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Lights home for daughter

David Yerex Williamson 2 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2016

David Yerex Williamson lives next to the Nelson River in Norway House, Manitoba with his family and three orphaned dogs. When not writing, David shovels a lot of snow, cuts fire wood, and works for the University College of the North. His work has appeared in Aesthetica, Quint, and Contemporary Verse 2.

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Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2016

National Poetry Month

Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Adam Petrash is a writer from Winnipeg. He’s the author of the novella, The Ones to Make it Through (Phantom Paper Press 2015), and his work has appeared in places such as After the Pause, CHEAP POP, Devolution Z, Lemon Hound, Luna Luna Magazine, Spacecraft Press, and WhiskeyPaper.

Instructions On How To Secure Your Role As The Victim In A Horror Film

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Instructions On How To Secure Your Role As The Victim In A Horror Film

Adam Petrash 2 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2016

Adam Petrash is a writer from Winnipeg. He’s the author of the novella, The Ones to Make it Through (Phantom Paper Press 2015), and his work has appeared in places such as After the Pause, CHEAP POP, Devolution Z, Lemon Hound, Luna Luna Magazine, Spacecraft Press, and WhiskeyPaper. 

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Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2016

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Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press K.I. Press is a Winnipeg writer. Her fourth book of poetry, Exquisite Monsters, came out with Winnipeg’s Turnstone Press in 2015. She teaches in the Creative Communications program at Red River College.

The Dream of the Hybrid Electric Woman

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The Dream of the Hybrid Electric Woman

K.I. Press 1 minute read Monday, Apr. 18, 2016

K.I. Press is a Winnipeg writer. Her fourth book of poetry, Exquisite Monsters, came out with Winnipeg’s Turnstone Press in 2015. She teaches in the Creative Communications program at Red River College.

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Monday, Apr. 18, 2016

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Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Chimwemwe Undi has been a part of Winnipeg’s poetry scene for the last few years, primarily through spoken word and slam poetry, but also as the coordinator of the Speaking Crow Open Mic and board member for CV2. She has poems forthcoming in The Rusty Toque.

separation anxiety

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separation anxiety

by Chimwemwe Undi 2 minute read Friday, Apr. 15, 2016

Chimwemwe Undi has been a part of Winnipeg’s poetry scene for the last few years, primarily through spoken word and slam poetry, but also as the coordinator of the Speaking Crow Open Mic and board member for CV2. She has poems forthcoming in The Rusty Toque.

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Friday, Apr. 15, 2016

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Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Jonathan Ball writes fiction, poetry, screenplays, and criticism and teaches literature, film, and writing in Winnipeg.

Franklin Carmichael

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Franklin Carmichael

By Jonathan Ball 1 minute read Thursday, Apr. 14, 2016

Jonathan Ball writes fiction, poetry, screenplays, and criticism and teaches literature, film, and writing in Winnipeg. Visit him online at JonathanBall.com, where he writes about writing the wrong way.

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Thursday, Apr. 14, 2016

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Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Originally from Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Lynnel Sinclair is a Cree/Metis writer. She is a member of the Indigenous Writers Collective of Manitoba. Her publications include The Indigenous Writers Collective of Manitoba Presents New Voices and Kwe: Standing with our Sisters (Penguin Books).

Long time no see

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Long time no see

By Lynnel Sinclair 2 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2016

Originally from Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Lynnel Sinclair is a Cree/Métis writer. She is a member of the Indigenous Writers Collective of Manitoba. Her publications include The Indigenous Writers Collective of Manitoba Presents New Voices and Kwe: Standing with our Sisters (Penguin Books).

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Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2016

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Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Marika Prokosh is a Winnipeg writer. Her work has appeared in Prairie Fire, CV2, Lemon Hound, Poetry Is Dead, and The Toast.

Pearls before Swine

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Pearls before Swine

By Marika Prokosh 1 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2016

Marika Prokosh is a Winnipeg writer. Her work has appeared in Prairie Fire, CV2, Lemon Hound, Poetry Is Dead, and The Toast.

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Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2016

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Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Maurice Mierau is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Autobiographical Fictions. His memoir Detachment won the 2016 Kobzar Literary Award. He lives in Winnipeg.

Failed State, 2007

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Failed State, 2007

By Maurice Mierau 2 minute read Monday, Apr. 11, 2016

Maurice Mierau is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Autobiographical Fictions. His memoir Detachment won the 2016 Kobzar Literary Award. He lives in Winnipeg.

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Monday, Apr. 11, 2016

National Poetry Month

Supplied Basma Kavanagh is a poet, visual artist, and letterpress printer originally from Nova Scotia who recently relocated from Brandon, Manitoba to Carbonear, Newfoundland.

Vermillion anthers

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Vermillion anthers

By Basma Kavanagh 2 minute read Friday, Apr. 8, 2016

Basma Kavanagh is a poet, visual artist, and letterpress printer originally from Nova Scotia who recently relocated from Brandon, Manitoba to Carbonear, Newfoundland. She produces artist's books under the imprint Rabbit Square Books. She is the author of the chapbook A Rattle of Leaves (Red Dragonfly Press, 2012), the collections Distillō (Gaspereau Press, 2012), and Niche (Frontenac House Press, 2015). Kavanagh’s poem Coda, about a world after humans, was a finalist for the 2014 CBC/Canada Writes Poetry Prize.

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Friday, Apr. 8, 2016

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