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 Am The speaker longs to escape himself and to find freedom from within and without From One and Half of You Trying on traditional clothing and finding how it fits. Or not. Regardless This vibrant list poem celebrates the right to just Be. For My Best Friend One way to grieve is to give tribute, perhaps even before the person you are grieving is completely gone. Laurentian Shield This portrait of a rocky, silent Canadian landscape speaks to the country’s limitations and its potential. Low Tide on Grand Pré The setting sun gives rise to a treasured memory of Grand Pré in this somber, rhythmic poem. 400: Coming Home You can’t help thinking about your life on a long stretch of highway. Dinosaur Economics In this poem, playful romanticization meets a stark awakening Application Form Identity is elusive. Maybe it doesn’t exist at all. Money A museum coin collection prompts a reflection on the captivating nature of currency. My Brother at 3 A.M. A pervasive sense of paranoia threads itself through the quiet night of this poem. Guanahani, 11 This bracing ballad (re)considers the beauty and history of the Caribbean island where Christopher Columbus first landed. These Poems, She Said Can an argument be the foundation of a love poem? Robert Bringhurst certainly thinks so! 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. Blank Sonnet Set in Halifax of the 1930s, this sensual, inebriated love poem plays with the sonnet form. World Town Layers of memory paint a moving, vibrant portrait of one man’s time spent in a seaside town with his father. Two Hours on the Train In this deceptively simple poem, a poet on a journey transcends time. A Stone Diary A love poem to a stone takes on deeper, rockier meanings. We Wear the Mask We Wear the Mask is a resilient and entrancing tug-of-war with external perceptions of self. The Tyger In the woods at night, the speaker talks to a magical animal… Plenty Who would have thought a trip to the grocery store could be so full of beauty? “Breathe dust…” Nearly punctuation-free, this is a breathless journey through memories of a youth spent in rural Canada. Editing the Prairie If the prairie was a written story, imagine the rejection letter it might get! Vancouver Lights This wartime poem looks out at Vancouver’s nighttime skyline and contemplates humanity. 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. From Red Doc In this poem-as-a-conversation, a man and his mother consider how the past lives on in the present. Common Magic Do you ever wonder how anything gets done when we’re all swirling in our own galaxies of thought and experience? This poem does too. I Lost My Talk How can you speak your deepest truth in a language that doesn’t understand you? For My Best Friend One way to grieve is to give tribute, perhaps even before the person you are grieving is completely gone. I Feel the Sun This poem articulates the poet’s intense feeling about the sunlight after going through a long winter. Insomnia A dark, playful twist on what someone would do if they could only sleep… I Feel the Sun This poem articulates the poet’s intense feeling about the sunlight after going through a long winter. Thou Poem A poet reveals the happiest and unhappiest parts of their poetry – in conversation with a poem. Vancouver Lights This wartime poem looks out at Vancouver’s nighttime skyline and contemplates humanity. Low Tide on Grand Pré The setting sun gives rise to a treasured memory of Grand Pré in this somber, rhythmic poem. The Potato Harvest This lonely poem is about so much more than a bare field. 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. A Breakfast for Barbarians Come sit at this mythical table where guests eat the world’s mysteries for breakfast. The Days of the Unicorns Phyllis Webb beautifully writes an ode to the majestic unicorn. Sometimes a Voice (1) On a hot summer afternoon, Danny jumped off the boathouse roof without thinking of the consequences. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next › Next page Last » Last page Language English