5 books for National Poetry Month
byHere 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.
Poetry
Moncton gears up for Atlantic Book Awards
bypart of a larger effort to make the Atlantic Book Awards a truly regional initiative
A masterful examination of survival in crisp, poetic precision
byKarin Cope achieves a rare balance between sacredness and irreverence; each poem is at once quietly affecting and playfully persistent.
Meet HRM’s new Poet Laureate
by“I am Mi’kmaq, L’nu, and proud of that. Following all these strong poets makes my role and goals a little clearer.”
George Elliott Clarke at SMU
by“he’s got 10 or 11 books that have fundamentally changed how we think about Atlantic Canadian literature. We need to pay close attention.”
Thank you, North Preston
byShauntay Grant and Susan Tooke recreate North Preston’s childhood magic.
Lesley Choyce remembers Maxine Tynes, the “People’s Poet of Canada”
byTynes’ work illuminated the importance of a Black heritage that had been marginalized