Today we present two poems by Antony Di Nardo, one of the contributors to Brian Bartlett's section from our 75th anniversary issue. Brian selected poets who didn't publish their first collections until the age of fifty or later and who provided a prose reflection in the issue itself. After you read Antony's poems, be sure to check out the issue, or buy it now.
Today we present two poems by Laurie Brinklow, one of the contributors to Brian Bartlett's section from our 75th anniversary issue. Brian selected poets who didn't publish their first collections until the age of fifty or later and who provided a prose reflection in the issue itself. After you read Laurie's poems, be sure to check out the issue, or buy it now.
Today we present two poems by J.D. Black, one of the contributors to Brian Bartlett's section from our 75th anniversary issue. Brian selected poets who didn't publish their first collections until the age of fifty or later and who provided a prose reflection in the issue itself. After you read J.D.'s poems, be sure to check out the issue, or buy it now.
Today we present two poems by Mary Barnes, one of the contributors to Brian Bartlett's section from our 75th anniversary issue. Brian selected poets who didn't publish their first collections until the age of fifty or later and who provided a prose reflection in the issue itself. After you read Mary's poems, be sure to check out the issue, or buy it now.
Disability is a spectrum we all experience at some point in varying degrees. We have all been sick and will get sick, and our physical and cognitive experience will change as we age. Accidents, illnesses, and impairments are a fundamental part of the human condition, as true as being born, needing breath, nourishment and love.
The Fiddlehead Editor Sue Sinclair interviewed Conor Kerr about his poem, "Amiskwaciy Nehiyawak (Beaver Hills Cree),” that won our Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize and will appear in the Spring 2020 issue of The Fiddlehead (no. 283).
Congratulations to all the Fiddlehead authors and friends whose work has been shortlisted for 2020 Alberta Literary Awards and the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize, both administered by the Writers’ Guild of Alberta to recognize the best literary works created or published in 2019 by Alberta and Edmonton authors.
A call for poets with ties to Atlantic Canada. The 2020 theme for Craft NB’s biennial exhibition is Atlantic Vernacular. This multi-genre project presents a rare opportunity for poets to participate in a high-calibre travelling exhibition that seeks to define what contemporary craft and poetry mean on the East Coast.
Congratulations to Conor Kerr, the winner of our 2019 Poetry Contest for his poem, "Amiskwaciy Nehiyawak (Beaver Hills Cree).”
