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! World Town Layers of memory paint a moving, vibrant portrait of one man’s time spent in a seaside town with his father. Poor Speaker Yep, the speaker gets what you're trying to say. Top The poet remembers a father lost long before his death. Marshlands Quietly pause to take in the colours and sounds of a marsh. I’ll Teach You Cree By sharing with us the untranslatable aspects of Cree culture, Scofield immerses the reader with the sensorial experiences that deepen the bonds of community. The Blue Guitar In this glosa poem, P.K. Page strums out questions about being an artist and telling the truth. “Breathe dust…” Nearly punctuation-free, this is a breathless journey through memories of a youth spent in rural Canada. I Feel the Sun This poem articulates the poet’s intense feeling about the sunlight after going through a long winter. people arrived Tracing and traveling with Kaie Kellough’s verse, the people in this poem plead to have their pulses read out loud. My sister cries the sea In this poem of environmental apocalypse, Mordecai pictures a divided planet as her sister, listening to the voices of plants and fish as they mourn habitat destruction in creole Beat! Beat! Drums! With rich bombastic language and Whitman's trademark sprawling lines, this poem rallies troops for war. Where There’s a Wall Both beauty and violence are just on the other side of the wall. Two Words: A Wedding bpNichol presents life as a river of ever-changing words and asks us to step in. 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. Community Garden Seeking to escape internet trolls the speaker turns her eye to the garden A Stone Diary A love poem to a stone takes on deeper, rockier meanings. Full Metal Oji-Cree That’s ok, our robomocassins will outlive you nine times over. 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. We Wear the Mask We Wear the Mask is a resilient and entrancing tug-of-war with external perceptions of self. “Breathe dust…” Nearly punctuation-free, this is a breathless journey through memories of a youth spent in rural Canada. Application Form Identity is elusive. Maybe it doesn’t exist at all. Fast Commute Laurie Graham weathers an incongruous ice storm in this poem-excerpt that asks us to pause and understand that we are present here, “and with this understanding to start to hear.” I Have Something to Tell You In this surreal poem, a man made of cameras brings his unexpected concerns into sharper focus. Picking Up a Dandelion A short and poignant poem, stretching out a brief moment of beauty. Not the Music In Not in the Music, Crozier explores the inviolable: the sacred parts of ourselves that we cherish as personal sanctuaries. I’ve Tasted My Blood In this thunderous poem, the speaker proclaims his rage, anguish, and hope in the face of war and oppression. 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. I Am The speaker longs to escape himself and to find freedom from within and without Planet Earth P.K. Page sings the praises of planet earth through extended metaphor and delightful constraint. Dulce et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen brilliantly uses rhyme and meter in this brutal poem about a poison gas attack during WWI. Pale Blue Cover In this nostalgic poem, the speaker reminisces about the author Matt Cohen. Dear Updike Evelyn Lau powerfully describes the world around her in order to grieve the loss of a beloved writer. One Art When loss feels inevitable, sometimes the only thing to do is write it down… The Days of the Unicorns Phyllis Webb beautifully writes an ode to the majestic unicorn. The Bull Moose A moose's final, tortured moments unfold in a series of brutal images. I saw a perfect tree today Lillian Allen praises the rampant diversity of trees in Northern Ontario and asks us to see perfection in difference. 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. Two Hours on the Train In this deceptively simple poem, a poet on a journey transcends time. The Problem With Being a Box Too Small for Its Contents Misch expounds the unbearable work needed after a breakup: to separate from your lost love and “rejoin yourselves…even when you don’t want to.” Editing the Prairie If the prairie was a written story, imagine the rejection letter it might get! Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next › Next page Last » Last page Language English