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CANADIAN POETRY REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS & ESSAYS

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Essays

  • Splendiferous Wave: On Poems and Notebooks
    March 31, 2026

    Splendiferous Wave: On Poems and Notebooks

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  • Al and Eurithe Poetry Prize Celebrates Established Homegrown Canadian Poets
    March 28, 2026

    Al and Eurithe Poetry Prize Celebrates Established Homegrown Canadian Poets

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  • On ‘What is Broken Binds Us’ – (*with an excerpt)
    December 5, 2025

    On ‘What is Broken Binds Us’ – (*with an excerpt)

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  • The Mix, Mesh & Marriage of Manuscript-Making
    November 25, 2025

    The Mix, Mesh & Marriage of Manuscript-Making

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  • On the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press, October 2025) and an Except
    October 9, 2025

    On the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press, October 2025) and an Except

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  • On Writing The Long Poem: Conor Mc Donnell talks What We Know So Far Is…
    October 7, 2025

    On Writing The Long Poem: Conor Mc Donnell talks What We Know So Far Is…

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  • The Perils and Pleasures of The Canadian Long Poem
    October 3, 2025

    The Perils and Pleasures of The Canadian Long Poem

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  • Confessionalism and Comprehensiveness: An Essay About Contemporary Poetics
    September 12, 2025

    Confessionalism and Comprehensiveness: An Essay About Contemporary Poetics

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  • Social Media & “Cringe Culture”
    July 31, 2025

    Social Media & “Cringe Culture”

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  • “Turn Up The Sunlight”: On Xiphoid Process by Kevin Connolly
    July 17, 2025

    “Turn Up The Sunlight”: On Xiphoid Process by Kevin Connolly

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