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 Lost My Talk How can you speak your deepest truth in a language that doesn’t understand you? Tide Both stark and tender, this poem is about Reena Virk, a BC teen of South Asian descent who was assaulted and murdered by her peers in 1997. Dulce et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen brilliantly uses rhyme and meter in this brutal poem about a poison gas attack during WWI. Vancouver Lights This wartime poem looks out at Vancouver’s nighttime skyline and contemplates humanity. 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? Top The poet remembers a father lost long before his death. Northern Light A poem about belonging when one doesn't feel like they are completely at home Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 Language English