poetry
Comedic Poetry: A year in three acts
June 18, 2018By: Hannah Davis FALL 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 And she only talks about Noam Chomsky. But isn’t this a bio class Concerning microorganisms? And I am perpetually worried that I’ll commit accidental plagiarism. Technically speaking, A major? I don’t have one. But my mom said I will know it When I finally find my passion. On my way to class And I’m running hella late…
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Local poet Shiraz Ramji talks about a life of activism and education
March 5, 2018By: Alex Bloom Shiraz 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…
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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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Air India (redacted) addresses 30th anniversary of Air India bombing
November 13, 2015Air India (redacted) is a 90-minute multidisciplinary performance commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Air India 182 bombing, the deadliest terrorist attack in Canadian history. Creating a work of this scale and scope is no easy task. Interdisciplinary approaches to…
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The story of El Chapo Guzmán and me
August 4, 2015Here we have the story of me, and the story of a scary. These men did not start out the same; geographic fortune is to blame. While one was born rich and the other poor, the tide has turned on…
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Clear imagery, cryptic meaning in Safely Home Pacific Western
April 7, 2015[caption id="attachment_2245" align="alignright" width="661"] Photo courtesy of Goose Lane Editions.[/caption] Travelling through time and across continents, Jeff Latosik’s second poetry collection, Safely Home Pacific Western, is an explorative journey. Latosik reflects on his own life and experiences while questioning humankind…
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Verses Festival presents diverse poets from across North America
April 7, 2015[caption id="attachment_2241" align="alignright" width="701"] Photo courtesy of Patrick Shannon.[/caption] Over the course of 34 shows and workshops, the fifth annual Verses Festival brings together adults and youth from across Canada and the US to celebrate a “variety of crafts that…
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Vancouver Poet Alex Leslie offers repeating melodies and intimate abstractions
March 16, 2015“I, not here, write.” The magnificent The things I heard about you by Vancouver writer Alex Leslie is a book of thought-provoking poetry. A mixture of prose, narrative, and erasure poetry, things entices the reader with lyrical repeating melodies. As…
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