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Canadian Poetry Essays

  • 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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  • 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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  • Poetic Influence & Defamiliarizing Language
    June 12, 2025

    Poetic Influence & Defamiliarizing Language

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  •  Form, Style & Relativism in Canadian Poetry 
    May 30, 2025

     Form, Style & Relativism in Canadian Poetry 

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  • In This Dazzling Light: A Conversation on Poetic States
    April 29, 2025

    In This Dazzling Light: A Conversation on Poetic States

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  • From Dawn to Dawn: On Writing a Novel in Verse by Daniel Cowper
    April 10, 2025

    From Dawn to Dawn: On Writing a Novel in Verse by Daniel Cowper

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  • This Is A Photograph of Us: Imagery in Canadian Poetry
    February 15, 2025

    This Is A Photograph of Us: Imagery in Canadian Poetry

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  • “Twelve Poems Each, Three Times or: How I Arrived at Gridlock” by Spencer Folkins
    February 13, 2025

    “Twelve Poems Each, Three Times or: How I Arrived at Gridlock” by Spencer Folkins

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