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Untitled 28 Jul 2008 | 01:37 am
Yesterday's Globe and Mail books section rails against open relationships, courtesy of Elizabeth Nickson's review of Jenny Block's Open. Of polyamoury: It would have sounded like excellent stuff to m...
Untitled 7 Jul 2008 | 03:29 am
Okay, before I say anything else: you probably just noticed that the poem ends with a preposition. Some of you were probably taught that such constructions are no-nos. Ending with a preposition is awk...
Untitled 7 Jul 2008 | 12:18 am
Our chests open, arms back, the teacher said, “This is a a position of FIERCE VULNERABILITY—” I thought, That's it, that's exactly a position one could live toward, to stand in permeable faith, and ...
Untitled 7 Jul 2008 | 12:15 am
When tapped give tongue. Let me say firstly that poets from abroad carry and extra air of authority — a false one, of course. I catch myself ascribing more to them than I do Canadian poets. In this wa...
Untitled 7 Jul 2008 | 12:14 am
The Shiver The way you had to stand to swing the sledge, Your two knees locked, your lower back shock-fast As shields in a testudo, spine and waist A pivot for the tight-braced, tilting rib-cage; The...
Untitled 7 Jul 2008 | 12:13 am
Spell G.O.D. Kevin Connolly The bluebirds in their beige hours nodding; nothing reasoned nothing reined, the dire quarrel put by until brunch, another polite tiff over forcemeats and poaching limits....
Untitled 6 Jul 2008 | 09:16 pm
Let the sun fall / like a hammer. He didn't even get mentioned in most of the dailies, but at the same time Louise Arbour was made a Companion and Walter Gretzky a Member, DG Jones was made an Officer...
Untitled 1 Jul 2008 | 02:54 pm
We're officially halfway through the year, so let's look back at some of the best poetry events Ottawa has seen in 2008. What was your favourite event of this little half year? What was your top five?...
Untitled 26 Jun 2008 | 08:46 am
Burn down the disco! Porn panic comes to Canada.
Untitled 25 Jun 2008 | 08:49 am
I think everyone's kind of, you know, postmodern about their sexuality: Sandra Bernhard.
