Poetry

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (821+ words) Nearly 40 authors descended on Brockville for celebration of literary arts The second-annual St. Lawrence Writers Festival, the ambitious undertaking of Brockville’s literary community, wrapped up on Sunday with visits from two Giller longlisters now under its belt and plans for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1190+ words) These hills have the color palette of a long-dead corpse. I stare out the window of the coach as we bounce along what might be the most unforgiving road in the country, watching the wind blow through miles of bone-colored…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1686+ words) H. L. Hix carries the past in vivid textures. At the Sept. 10 reading, Hix read from his forthcoming poetry collection, “As Wind Rounds Sandstone, As Ice Sections Schist,” which is set to release Oct. 27. He was joined onstage by 2025 National Book Award…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (132+ words) The Allingham Festival 2026 Poetry and Flash Fiction Competitions are now open! First Prize in both Flash Fiction and Poetry is €300. Winners will be invited to read their winning entries at the Awards Ceremony on Saturday November the 7th 2026 as part of…...

10+ hour, 59+ min ago   (422+ words) The "Poetic Bijie" 2026 writing event for emerging popular literature authors was launched on Friday in Bijie, Guizhou province. "New popular" poets from different walks of life — from farm fields to... Poetry takes root among the people The "Poetic Bijie" 2026 writing…...

9+ hour, 18+ min ago   (80+ words) If you, if you could return. Don’t let it burn. Don’t let it fade. I’m sure I’m not being rude. But it’s …...

17+ hour, 16+ min ago   (125+ words) by Roland Norris Roland Norris blends fantasy, romance, and meaningful conversation in a tale of two young people whose devotion is tested within a magical realm. Norris approaches storytelling as another form of adventure, with love serving as a recurring…...

20+ hour, 59+ min ago   (152+ words) The winners of the 2026 Paragraph Fellowship, which is this year awarded to two fellows, have been announced. Winning writers, who each receive a stipend of $25,000, are: This year’s judging panel was made up of Toni Jordan (chair), Siang Lu and…...

21+ hour, 21+ min ago   (173+ words) Adam Lindsay Gordon, melancholy remittance man, lived a hectic, varied life to help him fill the time… slipshod poet, reckless steeplechase rider, stammering South Australian MP … One dawn, he walked to a Melbourne beach, put a pistol in his mouth…...

15+ hour, 23+ min ago   (555+ words) Writing as Awakening, Remembrance, and the Creation of Reality By Professor RĀ // “I do not write merely to communicate what is known. I write to awaken what has …...