Meet Our Newest Team Member: Sabrina
Hello readers! My name is Sabrina, and I’m so excited to be joining the Book*hug team as the Marketing and Communications Coordinator. In 2019, I graduated from the University of […]
Continue readingMonthly Archives: April 2023
Behind the Poem with Kate Cayley
Today, we’ve invited Kate Cayley to the blog to share thoughts on a poem from Lent. The poem, entitled “Of Rats and Floods,” is aptly inspired by an actual rat […]
Continue readingNational Poetry Month: Poetry as Therapy
How can poetry set you free? The second response in our National Poetry Month series comes from author Hasan Namir who explores freedom from a lens of self-discovery and self-actualization. […]
Continue readingNational Poetry Month: Poetry as a Tonic
How can poetry set you free? Shannon Webb-Campbell starts off our National Poetry Month series with mesmerizing words on the magic of poems. Prepare to be swept away: “Poetry is […]
Continue readingMeet Our Newest Intern: Miriam
Hello friends! My name is Miriam and I have been welcomed on as a Spring placement at Book*hug! It is my final step in completing the Centennial College Publishing Program […]
Continue readingHappy Book Birthday to archipelago by Laila Malik!
Today, we are celebrating the release of Laila Malik’s stunning debut poetry collection, archipelago! A ‘Most Anticipated’ Spring 2023 Poetry pick from CBC Books and 49th Shelf, archipelago meditates on girlhood, loss, and love as they […]
Continue readingNational Poetry Month: Audre is Lorde
Happy National Poetry Month everyone! In 1985, Audre Lorde published her well-known essay on poetry, “Poetry is Not a Luxury.” Short but powerful, the essay speaks on the act of […]
Continue readingHappy Book Birthday to Lent by Kate Cayley!
April is National Poetry Month, and we are delighted to kick things off with the release of Lent by Kate Cayley! Read on to learn all about this wonderful collection, which […]
Continue readingarchipelago: The Playlist
Today’s book playlist was made by Laila Malik to complement her debut poetry collection, archipelago. The poems in archipelago intertwine histories of exile and ecological devastation. Beginning with a coming of age […]
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