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! Where There’s a Wall Both beauty and violence are just on the other side of the wall. Picking Up a Dandelion A short and poignant poem, stretching out a brief moment of beauty. In Flanders Fields The dead summon us to action in this much-beloved poem of war. 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. Two Hours on the Train In this deceptively simple poem, a poet on a journey transcends time. 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. 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. 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. from Exhibits from the American Water Museum Natalie Diaz mourns the violence committed against the Mojave people (and by extension, Indigenous people across North America) and bodies of water, inextricably connected from Cross River . Pick Lotus Sometimes a simple wish granted, especially a final one, can change everything. The Bow What flows through a name, and a name, and a name? Laurentian Shield This portrait of a rocky, silent Canadian landscape speaks to the country’s limitations and its potential. 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 Feel the Sun This poem articulates the poet’s intense feeling about the sunlight after going through a long winter. 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. 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. One Art When loss feels inevitable, sometimes the only thing to do is write it down… I Lost My Talk How can you speak your deepest truth in a language that doesn’t understand you? The Days of the Unicorns Phyllis Webb beautifully writes an ode to the majestic unicorn. Salmon Courage Deep bravery can emerge amid clashing familial hopes and truths. M. NourbeSe Philip shows us how. “Breathe dust…” Nearly punctuation-free, this is a breathless journey through memories of a youth spent in rural Canada. Other In Other, Livesay breaks free of patriarchy’s hold and ventures into landscapes of mountain, cedar forests, night skies, and the fierce interior of her spirit. My sister cries the sea In this poem of environmental apocalypse, Mordecai pictures a divided planet as her sister, listening to the voices of plants and fish as they mourn habitat destruction in creole a good day The poet recalls the day she heard her father would die. I Feel the Sun This poem articulates the poet’s intense feeling about the sunlight after going through a long winter. 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? 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. 400: Coming Home You can’t help thinking about your life on a long stretch of highway. World Town Layers of memory paint a moving, vibrant portrait of one man’s time spent in a seaside town with his father. Dear Updike Evelyn Lau powerfully describes the world around her in order to grieve the loss of a beloved writer. Poor Speaker Yep, the speaker gets what you're trying to say. 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. The ABG (Able-Bodied Gaze) The abled-bodied gaze is an intrusive force in this poem, making a spectacle of a disabled body and attempting to reduce them to their impairment. Planet Earth P.K. Page sings the praises of planet earth through extended metaphor and delightful constraint. Blank Sonnet Set in Halifax of the 1930s, this sensual, inebriated love poem plays with the sonnet form. 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 Stone Diary A love poem to a stone takes on deeper, rockier meanings. Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong In this tender poem of healing, care and remembrance, Ocean Vuong reaches out to his younger self. The Fatigue Fatigue is often the first sign something is wrong with one's body. Fatigue looms larger than life in this poem which grapples with meds, family, and coping. Blank Sonnet Set in Halifax of the 1930s, this sensual, inebriated love poem plays with the sonnet form. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next › Next page Last » Last page Language English