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#ThrowbackThursday, National Poetry Month Style. Here's a 2014 interview with Sylvia D. Hamilton about And I Alone Escaped To Tell You (#GaspereauPress) her debut poetry collection exploring the long history of how African people came to NS https://atlanticbookstoday.ca/voices-across-centuries/

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Kick off poetry month with @thisisannick's piece in our most recent issue of ABT. And let us know: why do you read/listen to poetry? @LexiconBooks @goose_lane @pedlarpress @m_robinson_poet @AndreFenton95 #gaspereaupress #readatlanticpoems
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Calling all poets! The CBC Poetry Prize is now open | CBC Books

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Feeling inspired this National Poetry Month? The CBC Poetry Prize opened today! ...

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You could win $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, attend a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre and have your work published on CBC Books. The deadline is May 31, 2020.

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Throwback Thursday, National Poetry Month Style. Here's a 2014 interview with Sylvia D. Hamilton about her book of poems, And I Alone Escaped To Tell You, from Gaspereau Press ¶ Printers & Publishers.

"Stories and parts of stories are told in many different ways. Poetry seemed to be the best medium for some of the stories and themes (history, memory — both individual and collective — family, time) I wanted to explore. It also allows great space for the imagination and for thinking about and using language." ...

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Documentary film maker Sylvia D. Hamilton’s new poetry collection turns her lens on the histories of Black Nova Scotians Sylvia D. Hamilton is a Gemini-winning Nova Scotian filmmaker and writer with an abiding interest in understanding history, especially Black history, and bringing that understan...

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Poetic license: Inviting readers into the world of poetry | Atlantic Books Today

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Kick off poetry month with this piece from our most recent issue of ABT, inviting readers into the world of poetry. And let us know: why do you read/listen to poetry?

Annick MacAskill talks to Lexicon Books, Goose Lane Editions, Pedlar Press, Gaspereau Press ¶ Printers & Publishers poet Matt Robinson, and Halifax-based author Andre Fenton. Read on... ...

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Though publishers, booksellers and poets certainly benefit from investing in book design and exploring strategies like in-store placement and cinepoems, much of poetry buyers’ motivations remain unknown, except to themselves.

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Listen up! 10 podcasts from local writers, bookstores, and libraries that you can stream from home. ...

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10 podcasts about Atlantic Canadian books that you can stream or download from home. Sit back, stay home, and get to know more about your favourite writers.