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#todayspoem is from Year of the Metal Rabbit (Tammy Armstrong, #Gaspereau) - "the kind that glints the eye of a strange bird who pauses / to rest on our deck's railing, wanting nothing / but to whisper its one question into the world's wind-sore ear" #nationalpoetrymonth

#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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And a reminder we not only have a Canadian Lit section, but an *Atlantic Canadian* Lit subsection - so much maritime goodness, all in one place and easy to find! 😇 https://twitter.com/abtmagazine/status/1245092409769410560

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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Poetry debut | Atlantic Books Today

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It's National Poetry Month!
"Engaging, tender and astute": Annick MacAskill reviews Douglas Walbourne-Gough’s debut poetry collection Crow Gulch, from Goose Lane Editions, in our most recent issue of ABT. ...

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Crow Gulch shows us a poet with a distinct style and point of view.

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.

Voices across centuries | Atlantic Books Today

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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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Missed an issue of Atlantic Books Today? You can read back issues of ABT online! Visit atlanticbookstoday.ca/digital-editions #readatlantic ...

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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.