These poems each have a set of guided questions, related videos that allow for deeper investigation, and suggested writing activities. We'll be adding more poems here soon! The ABG (Able-Bodied Gaze) The abled-bodied gaze is an intrusive force in this poem, making a spectacle of a disabled body and attempting to reduce them to their impairment. Homage to the Mineral of the Onion (I) Could a vegetable be the antidote to war? This poem thinks so. Insomnia A dark, playful twist on what someone would do if they could only sleep… grass In his short, funny poem, Ward Maxwell asks us to step on the grass, saying “it deserves it.” But isn’t that the point of grass? Plenty Who would have thought a trip to the grocery store could be so full of beauty? But I’m No One But I’m No one is a reflection on our tendency to fear death and the manifestation of this fear through uncanny beliefs. I Lost My Talk How can you speak your deepest truth in a language that doesn’t understand you? Qawanguq with Fox Abigail Chabitnoy’s dreamscape of a poem depicts a coy little fox. How Not to Spill Do you hold your hands shut, or do you let everything spill out? dont worry yr hair Having a bad day? This uplifting poem about the power of our inner potential should light a spark. Vancouver Lights This wartime poem looks out at Vancouver’s nighttime skyline and contemplates humanity. Buen Esqueleto With its allusions and repetitions, “Buen Esqueleto” speaks powerfully on behalf of families caught in the contemporary U.S. border conflict. The Days of the Unicorns Phyllis Webb beautifully writes an ode to the majestic unicorn. Application Form Identity is elusive. Maybe it doesn’t exist at all. Journey of the Magi One of the three wise men who travelled to Bethlehem upon the birth of Jesus Christ describes his version of the story and the emotional upheaval he experiences from witnessing a miracle that shatters his previous beliefs and way of life. Blank Sonnet Set in Halifax of the 1930s, this sensual, inebriated love poem plays with the sonnet form. Editing the Prairie If the prairie was a written story, imagine the rejection letter it might get! But I’m No One But I’m No one is a reflection on our tendency to fear death and the manifestation of this fear through uncanny beliefs. Homage to the Mineral of the Onion (I) Could a vegetable be the antidote to war? This poem thinks so. A Stone Diary A love poem to a stone takes on deeper, rockier meanings. Echolalia Exploring the tension between desire and satisfaction, this is “a poem that you have to kiss your way through without being kissed,” says Williams. aubade for the BPD subreddit user who wrote can people with BPD love? The stunningly cruel comments of an internet forum reverberate throughout a sleepless night grass In his short, funny poem, Ward Maxwell asks us to step on the grass, saying “it deserves it.” But isn’t that the point of grass? dont worry yr hair Having a bad day? This uplifting poem about the power of our inner potential should light a spark. Regardless This vibrant list poem celebrates the right to just Be. sturgeon Intense with empathy, the poem places poet and struggling fish in direct physical relation. One Art When loss feels inevitable, sometimes the only thing to do is write it down… Two Words: A Wedding bpNichol presents life as a river of ever-changing words and asks us to step in. Not the Music In Not in the Music, Crozier explores the inviolable: the sacred parts of ourselves that we cherish as personal sanctuaries. from “Road Shoulders” the shoulder of the road gleams with the poet's attention Community Garden Seeking to escape internet trolls the speaker turns her eye to the garden The Visions of Stone Carrier In this dreamlike piece exploring memory and primogeniture, N. Scott Momaday casts a haunting spell that transports the reader through mystery and reminiscence. We Wear the Mask We Wear the Mask is a resilient and entrancing tug-of-war with external perceptions of self. Famous In Famous, Naomi Nye speaks to the relationship between objects and the ideas they represent. She is as famous to the poem as the poem is famous its words. Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong In this tender poem of healing, care and remembrance, Ocean Vuong reaches out to his younger self. Before the Birth of One of Her Children This frank, devout poem confronts the risks facing a 17th-century woman in childbirth. Low Tide on Grand Pré The setting sun gives rise to a treasured memory of Grand Pré in this somber, rhythmic poem. Fear of Snakes The life of a snake and the memory of girlhood trauma are told in sinuously entwined language. The Lonely Land In this free verse poem, snapshots of a wild landscape show that beauty and conflict are not mutually exclusive — and that one may be derived from the other. The Fish A dreamy poem diving into oceanic imagery, exploring time and change. Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next › Next page Last » Last page Language English