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! Echolalia Exploring the tension between desire and satisfaction, this is “a poem that you have to kiss your way through without being kissed,” says Williams. 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? In Flanders Fields The dead summon us to action in this much-beloved poem of war. 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… 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? An English Speaking Doctor Translates the Concerns of his Patient with Google/Un Docteur Anglophone Traduit Les Inquiétudes De Son Patient Avec Google This bilingual poem expresses the limitations of understanding across languages when experiences become lost in translation. From Correspondences Anne Michaels challenges us to find new maps to think about old experiences. The Bow What flows through a name, and a name, and a name? fluorine Rita Wong uncovers the poisons in everyday life to teach us about our relationship to the natural world. Dear Updike Evelyn Lau powerfully describes the world around her in order to grieve the loss of a beloved writer. sturgeon Intense with empathy, the poem places poet and struggling fish in direct physical relation. 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 Before the Birth of One of Her Children This frank, devout poem confronts the risks facing a 17th-century woman in childbirth. Application Form Identity is elusive. Maybe it doesn’t exist at all. The Potato Harvest This lonely poem is about so much more than a bare field. The New Experience Join the speaker on a whirlwind journey towards a surprising realization. Vancouver Lights This wartime poem looks out at Vancouver’s nighttime skyline and contemplates humanity. From Correspondences Anne Michaels challenges us to find new maps to think about old experiences. One Art When loss feels inevitable, sometimes the only thing to do is write it down… 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.” 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. 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. 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. 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. The Fish A dreamy poem diving into oceanic imagery, exploring time and change. 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. Two Hours on the Train In this deceptively simple poem, a poet on a journey transcends time. 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 Trick The body and the mind are intimately linked and cannot be divorced from each other. Dinosaur Economics In this poem, playful romanticization meets a stark awakening Marshlands Quietly pause to take in the colours and sounds of a marsh. 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 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. Editing the Prairie If the prairie was a written story, imagine the rejection letter it might get! From One and Half of You Trying on traditional clothing and finding how it fits. Or not. At the Centre In this poem of a woman in deep repose, her seeds of self-care begin to blossom. 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. 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. 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