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! Blank Sonnet Set in Halifax of the 1930s, this sensual, inebriated love poem plays with the sonnet form. Beat! Beat! Drums! With rich bombastic language and Whitman's trademark sprawling lines, this poem rallies troops for war. 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.” Where There’s a Wall Both beauty and violence are just on the other side of the wall. 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 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. The Blue Guitar In this glosa poem, P.K. Page strums out questions about being an artist and telling the truth. Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong In this tender poem of healing, care and remembrance, Ocean Vuong reaches out to his younger self. In Flanders Fields The dead summon us to action in this much-beloved poem of war. Insomnia A dark, playful twist on what someone would do if they could only sleep… “Breathe dust…” Nearly punctuation-free, this is a breathless journey through memories of a youth spent in rural Canada. From Correspondences Anne Michaels challenges us to find new maps to think about old experiences. Too Negative Have your friends’ parents ever warned them away from you because they thought you were a bad influence? “Too Negative” is a poem about that experience. 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. Not the Music In Not in the Music, Crozier explores the inviolable: the sacred parts of ourselves that we cherish as personal sanctuaries. The Tyger In the woods at night, the speaker talks to a magical animal… 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. Late Prayer Erin Robinsong delivers a quiet and fierce prayer for life on Earth in an age of ecological destruction and oligarchical domination Guanahani, 11 This bracing ballad (re)considers the beauty and history of the Caribbean island where Christopher Columbus first landed. 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? Northern Light A poem about belonging when one doesn't feel like they are completely at home What Is Poetry Using only the letters in the title’s question, Holbrook generates a smorgasbord of weird and delightful answers. from Cross River . Pick Lotus Sometimes a simple wish granted, especially a final one, can change everything. Full Metal Oji-Cree That’s ok, our robomocassins will outlive you nine times over. Two Words: A Wedding bpNichol presents life as a river of ever-changing words and asks us to step in. At the Centre In this poem of a woman in deep repose, her seeds of self-care begin to blossom. The Powwow at the End of the World Sherman Alexie slams the environmental destruction of settler-colonialism as we travel on an upstream course towards the powwow at the end of the world. i am graffiti This poem vibrates with anger and defiance in the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Sonoma A dreamlike sense of the uncanny hangs over this poem of an encounter on a coastal highway. Chemo Side Effects: Memory The stop-start, grasping form of this poem mirrors the speaker's struggle to reconcile herself with one of the side effects of cancer treatment. World Town Layers of memory paint a moving, vibrant portrait of one man’s time spent in a seaside town with his father. The Swimmer’s Moment Will you choose to observe from the rim of the whirlpool, or its centre? Letters In this tender poem tracing a lost love, the speaker holds on by letting things go… a good day The poet recalls the day she heard her father would die. Dinosaur Economics In this poem, playful romanticization meets a stark awakening 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. Death of a Young Son by Drowning Blurring time but clarifying feeling, this poem gives voice to a mother who loses a son and gains a country. Weed Killer Fiona Tinwei Lam moves from personal to universal and back to the personal in this chilling poem about the ecological destruction bequeathed from one generation to the next. the knowing Connie Fife cryptically combines land and body in this poem exploring connection to place and past. 400: Coming Home You can’t help thinking about your life on a long stretch of highway. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next › Next page Last » Last page Language English