'Trundle up Devil’s Elbow / past the Old Mill with / a brace of hare by their ears'

Gerald Arthur Moore shares the poem 'Our Giant' from his collection FLAK JACKET (NON Publishing) for today's #alupoemforthat .

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'We spread a blanket in the shade of little mountain. Dried / leaves, prickles.'

We chat with kim trainor about the environment in decline, and her new collection A BLUEPRINT FOR SURVIVAL (@guernica_ed). #alupoemforthat

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'Killer operative having drinks / and showers with gilded females who / die, soon after, expendable.'

We read a James Bond-inspired poem and chat with poet Sue Sorensen about her collection ACUTELY LIFE (At Bay Press) in today's #alupoemforthat .

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'the horse is a wardrobe / full of killers / and only you know'

We read 'Hem' from colleen coco collins's collection SORRY ABOUT THE FIRE (@biblioasis) and interview with the poet (a poem in itself!) for #alupoemforthat .

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'While Lot was being praised, and carried around on the men’s shoulders, the angels asked / the girls, 'Are you two okay?''

We interview Emily Austin about her book GAY GIRL PRAYERS (@BrickBooks), for #alupoemforthat .

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'Red tomatoes that stayed green in downpours, became / Spectral by fall – mainly, they built raised boxes, then moved.'

For #alupoemforthat Catherine Owen shares a poem for fresh beginnings from her new collection MOVING TO DELILAH (Freehand Books)

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'How many miles has it slid on ice / from stick to stick / across lines / against boards'

A poem for small victories from Genni Gunn's ACCIDENTS (Signature Editions) + an interview with the poet for #alupoemforthat

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'The ocean is as mad as the wind. / Even from the comfort of the sand / I sense its raw energy.'

Today's #alupoemforthat is from Newfoundland poet Agnes Walsh from her collection The WIND HAS ROBBED THE LEGS OFF A MADWOMAN (Breakwater Books)

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“In the wok / onions sliced transparent / hiss loose electricity / jump-dance like popcorn / fire-wired skin stained turmeric”

We share a poem for culinary connection from Onjana Yawnghwe's WE FOLLOW THE RIVER (Caitlin Press) for #alupoemforthat

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'ONCE THE SMUDGE IS LIT is all about our experiences as young Indigenous people, from our cultural and personal histories, through our perspectives.'

Kelsey Borgford & Cole Forrest share poems from their new book (Kegedonce Press) for #alupoemforthat

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'Look how a small steel tower / can shrink the pride / of the sublime.'

Sid Marty gives us words for unplugging in his poem “High-Speed Internet” from OLDMAN'S RIVER (@NeWestPress) & shares thoughts on the language of the mountains for #alupoemforthat

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'I am the house’s abandoned / rooms and I am the open window.' We go into the dark with a poem from Joshua Chris Bouchard's BURN DIARY (@wolsakandwynn) and hear a bit about the poet's process for today's #alupoemforthat .

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Today's #alupoemforthat is for the diaspora: 'From where did you come? / Were you born on the island? / Did you come here running? / Were you dragged?'

Read the full poem from OH WITNESS DEY! (Book*hug Press) + an interview with poet Shani Mootoo

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First up on #alupoemforthat : an interview with AJ Dolman about their collection CRAZY/MAD (@gordonhillpress), featuring a poem for resisting redemption arcs. 'No song or star or launch to spark / just a lonely ring around my finger'

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This #NationalPoetryMonth dip into There's a Poem for That, a collection of poems from 22 poets that clarify & celebrate our many moods & human moments.

Find out what's coming up this month:

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In our #writersblock interview, Jaymie Heilman talks about the unique rewards inherent to writing for kids & YA, including in her new enviro-justice novel BADASS(ISH) (Ronsdale Press): alllitup.ca/writers-block-…

“The atmosphere changed starkly as overhead branches blotted out the sun.”

Jeffrey Round tells us about the haunting setting for his newest novel THE SULPHUR SPRINGS CURE (Cormorant Books)

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Which are the fierce, frightening, occasionally funny, and fantastically weird books we can't wait to read this spring? Browse our #OffKilter Spring Preview to learn more about these six reads.

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