National Poetry Month Celebration: Marie-Andrée Gill, translated by Kristen Renee Miller

Our National Poetry Month Celebration continues. Today’s poem is an untitled selection from Spawn by Marie-Andrée Gill, translated by Kristen Renee Miller. Celebrated poet Kaveh Akbar writes that “Spawn is unforgettable poetry of the highest order.” Today also happens to be the official release date for this stunning collection. Happy Publication Date to Spawn! Spawn […]

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In Conversation: Wanda Praamsma interviews Lesley Battler about her poetic debut, Endangered Hydrocarbons

Lesley Battler‘s debut collection Endangered Hydrocarbons channels the poet’s personal experience as an employee of Shell Oil into an ingenious suite of poems confronting the extent and the implications of oil production in Canada. As a veteran of Big Oil, Battler is able to write from the unique perspective of the poet-insider. Appropriating the corporate and scientific language of oil extraction […]

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