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! 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. What Is Poetry Using only the letters in the title’s question, Holbrook generates a smorgasbord of weird and delightful answers. 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. Late Prayer Erin Robinsong delivers a quiet and fierce prayer for life on Earth in an age of ecological destruction and oligarchical domination Planet Earth P.K. Page sings the praises of planet earth through extended metaphor and delightful constraint. The Swimmer’s Moment Will you choose to observe from the rim of the whirlpool, or its centre? 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 i am graffiti This poem vibrates with anger and defiance in the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Salmon Courage Deep bravery can emerge amid clashing familial hopes and truths. M. NourbeSe Philip shows us how. Application Form Identity is elusive. Maybe it doesn’t exist at all. Dear Updike Evelyn Lau powerfully describes the world around her in order to grieve the loss of a beloved writer. From Red Doc In this poem-as-a-conversation, a man and his mother consider how the past lives on in the present. niya A physical encounter with a stranger ignites a fire of emotions about how to express the trauma of settlement and life in a colonial, urban environment. dont worry yr hair Having a bad day? This uplifting poem about the power of our inner potential should light a spark. Plenty Who would have thought a trip to the grocery store could be so full of beauty? Full Metal Oji-Cree That’s ok, our robomocassins will outlive you nine times over. The Bow What flows through a name, and a name, and a name? from “Road Shoulders” the shoulder of the road gleams with the poet's attention Beat! Beat! Drums! With rich bombastic language and Whitman's trademark sprawling lines, this poem rallies troops for war. I Have Not Lingered in European Monasteries By telling us what he hasn’t done, this poem’s speaker reveals his spiritual ambitions. April 30, 2014 One spring day, dreading an afternoon appointment that will dredge up all kinds of terrible memories, the speaker of the poem focuses on the natural world around her. One Art When loss feels inevitable, sometimes the only thing to do is write it down… Poor Speaker Yep, the speaker gets what you're trying to say A Breakfast for Barbarians Come sit at this mythical table where guests eat the world’s mysteries for breakfast. I Feel the Sun This poem articulates the poet’s intense feeling about the sunlight after going through a long winter. The Bull Moose A moose's final, tortured moments unfold in a series of brutal images. Reluctance Even after you’ve jumped all the fences, climbed all the hills, and looked at the world, it can be hard to accept how you feel… From thirsty In this delicate and brutal poem, the line between the speaker’s body and the city of Toronto blurs. Two Hours on the Train In this deceptively simple poem, a poet on a journey transcends time. My Brother at 3 A.M. A pervasive sense of paranoia threads itself through the quiet night of this poem. Insomnia A dark, playful twist on what someone would do if they could only sleep… The Blue Guitar In this glosa poem, P.K. Page strums out questions about being an artist and telling the truth. Guanahani, 11 This bracing ballad (re)considers the beauty and history of the Caribbean island where Christopher Columbus first landed. The New Experience Join the speaker on a whirlwind journey towards a surprising realization. Passing into Storm Through an objective lens, this poem, which could be a trailer for a horror movie, describes a white man deliberately walking into a snow storm. To what end? The Trick The body and the mind are intimately linked and cannot be divorced from each other. 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. Someday I'll Love Ocean Vuong In this tender poem of healing, care and remembrance, Ocean Vuong reaches out to his younger self. Un Docteur Anglophone Traduit Les Inquiétudes De Son Patient Avec Google/An English Speaking Doctor Translates the Concerns of his Patient with Google This bilingual poem expresses the limitations of understanding across languages when experiences become lost in translation. Mantra of No Return It is possible to travel home when one has never been there. This poem does. Language English