poetry
The diary of a Muslim
November 2, 2023Salam, we mumble, as we see one another, May peace heal us, the hearts and the minds, All of the earth is a sacred space, As you can pray and seek Allah’s grace, From the dawn’s first blush till the dusk, Five times we prostrate, our souls to recharge, The Athan’s call, invitation for the humanity, A divine moment when the soul transcends time. And, the world slides behind our back, all the noise subsides, In the stillness, the soul’s yearning resides, For in this moment, the heart does know, The essence of what it means to truly love, In…
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To be long but not for too long
October 6, 2023A contemplative poem that delves into the complexities of human belonging, exploring the various paths we take in our search for connection and the ultimate realization that true belonging transcends the physical realm. In the tapestry of life, we seek…
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Sumaiya Tufail to deliver TEDxSFU talk on poetry as resistance
July 24, 2023Editor’s note: The Peak would like to note that Josh Ralla, one of our staff members, is an executive director of TEDxSFU, but had no involvement in writing this article. Sumaiya Tufail began the Slam Poetry Club at SFU last…
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Anthology explores what home means to Vancouver’s unhoused and marginalized
June 9, 2023Content warning: mentions of displacement by police and the death of a loved one. It’s difficult to even begin to understand the complex set of social issues that overlap for Vancouver’s unhoused populations. Residents in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) neighbourhood…
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The Book Nook: Five books to add to your summer reading list
May 16, 2023[caption id="attachment_125240" align="alignnone" width="199"] PHOTO: Courtesy of Ecco[/caption] The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi Reading poetry in a shaded area with a cool drink in hand — what could be a better way to…
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There Are Hierarchies of Grief honours lost loved ones
May 8, 2023There Are Hierarchies of Grief plunges into the way grief suddenly swallows you. The five-minute short film is part of the CBC Gem series, How to Lose Everything, which features five short films about loss. There Are Hierarchies of Grief…
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Contests and opportunities for writers
February 24, 2023CBC 2023 Literary Prize: Non-fiction Website: cbcliteraryprizes.submittable.com/submit Submissions close Feb 28, 2023 Fee: $25 The CBC 2023 Literary Prize’s non-fiction competition is open to all Canadian citizens and permanent residents to submit non-fiction works in English and French ranging from…
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Creative Corner: Poetry and its therapeutic properties
February 17, 2023Poems, stories, and other types of creative writing have piqued my interest since I was a child. I used to tear poems from magazines and place them inside my school textbooks to lift myself up. However, I never imagined I…
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Queer Little Nightmares reveals the humanity in monstrosity
November 15, 2022My first encounter with the monstrous was Frankenstein. In my first read, I appreciated Frankenstein for Shelley’s writing skill — the novel is a Russian nesting doll of stories within stories. It wasn’t until the fourth or fifth time interacting…
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Finals season: a warning
November 26, 2021The cold, like hornets, incessantly stinging at the back of your throat, nibbling at, not only your toes, but your will to live, almost as if it knows, finals season’s prepared to attack stealthily on its tiptoes. It…
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