In spring 2021, we asked teens to submit original works of fiction (poems & short stories) to WPL’s […]
Category Archive: poems
Author and poet Kwame Alexander asked a dozen fellow poets for a few stanzas on how their lives—and […]
April being Poetry Month has always felt fitting. Most of us would agree poetry is about beauty, rhythm, […]
April is Poetry Month and entries are now open for the CBC’s Poetry Prize contest. The winner will […]
February is a weird month: short, generally bitterly cold, but also the time for Valentine’s Day. It’s a […]
In case you missed the announcement…Souvankham Thammavongsa won the $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize for her short story collection […]
Learn more on poets.org about Guelph’s John McCrae, a Canadian doctor, teacher and poet who is best known […]
Meet Afrose Fatima Ahmed, a traveling poet who, along with her trusty typewriter, has traveled across the contiguous […]
Clever! Anyone else been trying their hand at Book Spine Poetry? #youcouldbeapoetandyoudontevenknowit
The Academy of American Poets invites everyone to share favourite love poems today, Valentine’s Day. Need a little […]
