A surreal, poetic trip in The Book of Festus
byIn his latest volume of poetry, John Wall Barger explores the city of Halifax, sometimes as experienced by a character called Festus, other times as the city itself.
Poetry
‘Searching for that they do not wish to find’ after Swissair
byAuthor Budge Wilson talks about her first book of poetry, After Swissair, and her journey in creating it.
Poet Questionnaire: Deirdre Kessler
byPoetry’s best use is to give us wings or good hiking boots for exploring our own worlds and other realms.
Being an Artist
byI turned my back on writing, but it always ate at my conscience and slowly, poem by poem, story by story, crept back into my life.
Poetry Questionnaire: Michael Pacey
byLike the other arts, poetry has no “use” at all, strictly speaking, yet it is essential to existence on this planet.
Writers on Success
by“Once the book comes out, it’s not yours anymore. It goes out into the world and makes friends or it doesn’t; you can’t do anything about that.”
Poetry Questionnaire: Karin Cope
byBeing broken down on a dock or lost in the fog or just sitting by the sea are all perfectly delicious traditional recipes for poems.