poetry
SFU alumni Dr. Jordan Abel on reimagining academia and literature
January 23, 2021Dr. Jordan Abel, a Nisga’a poet, writer, and professor, doesn’t often get the chance to talk about his dissertation process. As an SFU doctoral graduate himself, he was the first speaker of SFU’s Supervision in the 21st Century series focusing on the future of graduate research, in the event A Conversation with Jordan Abel. He told the audience that he was very “intrigued” to be asked to discuss it and had a lot he wanted to contribute. Hosted by the Department of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Dr. Abel discussed how he developed his Ph.D. dissertation at SFU to go beyond…
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Creative Writing minor to launch at SFU this fall
June 9, 2020On the evening of May 25, around 50 attendees joined together over Zoom to celebrate the upcoming launch of SFU’s new creative writing minor. The program, available starting this fall, will eventually replace the Creative Writing Certificate previously offered by…
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Joshua Whitehead’s full-metal indigiqueer is inspired by love, identity, and the Internet
May 26, 2019I often find poetry to be a difficult medium of literature to digest. I think, as for many of us, this largely comes from an understanding that poetry is not really meant to be understood or read for fun. As…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: May 12–17
May 17, 2019qaʔ yəxw - water honours us: womxn and waterways at the Bill Reid Gallery This summer, the featured exhibition at the Bill Reid gallery is curated by four members of the Indigenous women’s art collective ReMatriate. It portrays a unique…
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Comedic Poetry: Things more fun than final exams
November 27, 2018Racing down a hill On a bike with no brakes — Hitting a beehive With my bare, entire face. Walking on hot coals And licking them too! Eating spaghetti With just a small spoon. Swallowing worms And slurping beetle stew.…
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Comedic Poetry: A year in three acts
June 18, 2018FALL Today is the day First day back to classes And I know I’m going to do it I will kick these classes’ asses. Now in my first lecture And the prof already lost me She whispers when she speaks…
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Local poet Shiraz Ramji talks about a life of activism and education
March 5, 2018Shiraz Ramji is currently the director of the Edmonds Seniors Society, and has long been affiliated with SFU in several capacities. He was a student at the university, and has been a staff member, researcher, and guest lecturer in subjects…
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Beyond Flanders Field: poetry from the First World War
November 11, 2017Compiled by: Gabrielle McLaren The sea of red poppies across Canada commemorating Canadian troops burst from a single poem. Though eyewitness accounts vary, Canadian medical officer John McCrae is thought to have written “In Flanders' Field” while overlooking the field…
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The power of a poem
October 25, 2017the pain taught me how to write and the writing taught me how to heal –Harman Kaur When asked why she is constantly compelled to put pen to paper, Instagram poetess and fourth-year SFU student Harman Kaur came up…
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Four slam poets you have to check out
February 1, 2016I fell in love with spoken word poetry two years ago when I stumbled upon YouTube channel Button Poetry. They post videos of spoken word poets performing their original work at the National Poetry Slam (NPS), Individual World Poetry Slam…
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