Welcome to National Poetry Month! To celebrate this special time of year, we’ll feature a series of poet spotlights throughout April! Poetry is the backbone of our press and is near and dear to our hearts! To kick things off, we are shining a light on Michael V. Smith and sharing a poem from Queers […]
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For the final installment of our “Poetic Inspiration” series, we’re interviewing Laila Malik, author of archipelago! B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the writing of archipelago. Please also share how they influenced your book. LM: Audre Lorde’s “A Litany for Survival.” Before the era of smartphones, […]
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Next up in our “Poetic Inspiration” series is Hana Shafi, author of People You Know, Places You’ve Been! B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the writing of People You Know, Places You’ve Been. Please also share how they influenced your book. HS: The books Sex […]
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Next up in our “Poetic Inspiration” series is Shani Mootoo, author of Oh Witness Dey! B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the writing of Oh Witness Dey! Please also share how they influenced your book. SM: Amongst the several poets whose shoulders I have climbed and […]
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Next up in our “Poetic Inspiration” series is Kate Hargreaves, author of tend! B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the writing of tend. Please also share how they influenced your book. KH: Brute by Emily Skaja – I picked this collection up on a whim […]
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We’re back with another “Poetic Inspiration” feature! Joining us today is Sandra Ridley, author of Vixen! B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the writing of Vixen. Please also share how they influenced your book. SR: Christine McNair’s Charm (Book*hug Press). I always go to McNair’s books […]
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Next up in our “Poetic Inspiration” series is Johanna Skibsrud, author of Medium! B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the writing of Medium. Please also share how they influenced your book. JS: It occurs to me—in thinking about what poets and works of poetry influenced […]
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Next up in our “Poetic Inspiration” series is Hasan Namir, author of Umbilical Cord! B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the writing of Umbilical Cord. Please also share how they influenced your book. HN: One of my favourite poets who influenced my poetics […]
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Introducing our “Poetic Inspiration” series! In honour of National Poetry Month, we’ve invited eight authors to share some poetic inspiration and advice. First up is an interview with Michael V. Smith, author of Queers Like Me. B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the […]
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One of our favourite times of the year is here: National Poetry Month! Thirty days to celebrate the joy and delight of poetry. This year, our #NPM celebration is themed “For the Love of Poetry,” and all month long we’re having a sale! Save 20% off all poetry titles from April 2 to April 30, […]
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