National Poetry Month – Atlantic Books Today

Events, News April 1, 2017 April 2, 2017

Celebrating National Poetry Month in Atlantic Canada

by Katie Short

Poets, readers: rejoice!

Columns, Web exclusives April 27, 2016 July 15, 2016

by Chris Benjamin

Poetry’s best use is to give us wings or good hiking boots for exploring our own worlds and other realms.

Columns, Web exclusives April 23, 2016 July 15, 2016

by Chris Benjamin

Like the other arts, poetry has no “use” at all, strictly speaking, yet it is essential to existence on this planet.

Columns, Web exclusives April 16, 2016 July 15, 2016

by Chris Benjamin

Being broken down on a dock or lost in the fog or just sitting by the sea are all perfectly delicious traditional recipes for poems.

Columns, Lists April 6, 2016 April 6, 2016

by Steve Large

Here are 5 books of poetry for you to enjoy in the peace and quiet as the sun slowly creeps its way back into our Atlantic Canadian sky.

1. Sally Barnes Excerpt from Mona Knight’s Second Chance

I read Mona's first book in the Fortune Saga series and am currently anxiously awaiting delivery of Second Chance. Congratulations to Mona Knight and to Boularderie Island Publishers on this…
2. Greg Zyn Review: Every Little Piece of Me

Every Little Piece of Me is a wonderful book, and the author has done a brilliant job on this book. The composing is sensational, and the primary plot ties together…
3. Chris Benjamin Excerpt: Transplanted – My Cystic Fibrosis Double-Lung Transplant Story, by Allison Watson

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4. Emily Liot Excerpt: Transplanted – My Cystic Fibrosis Double-Lung Transplant Story, by Allison Watson

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5. Jordan RiverWheels Read Local Month: Louisbourg or Bust

My enthusiasm for reading is evident by the fact that I have read this book. I try to read every book that I come across as I think it increases…