The Poetry Joint

10/04/2025

Came across this on the "Irish Times" website. They had a little longer discussion about the poem but the picture and poem seem enough.

10/03/2025

School board elections coming up in Alberta. One question for your candidate. Where do they stand on book bans?

10/01/2025

The CJSW Fundraiser Week happens October 17 to October 24, 2025. There will be a live one-hour episode of "The Poetry Joint" on October 22. Poets in the studio. Poems over the airwaves. It will be a fun, interesting challenge. Hopefully you can listen in.

09/23/2025

Not a bad year for poetry in Canada.

09/22/2025

Angola, Louisiana. Louisiana State Penitentiary. Once a plantation then a notorious prison farm on to today.

I've been painting a picture of Angola, Louisiana...

09/18/2025

If you missed tonight's episode of "The Poetry Joint", it is available on Apple Podcasts. A discussion on Mount Royal University's Write Club. Poems by Connie Yu and Marcus Madelo. Bonus poem by Jericho Brown.

Music Podcast · Updated Monthly · Come hang out with host Stephen Donahue at "The Poetry Joint", a time and place and setting for poetry. Listening to poetry, reading poetry, writing poetry, talking about poetry and whatever else come…

09/15/2025

A list of poetic forms ...

From abstract poems to villanelles, find a range of poetic forms for poets in this list, including French, Spanish, Vietnamese, Irish, Japanese, Korean, Welsh, and contemporary forms! Each listing links to a more comprehensive description of the form along with an example poem using the form.

09/15/2025

Stretch your form ...
https://trishhopkinson.com/2025/09/14/why-you-should-experiment-with-a-new-poetic-form-guest-post-by-loretta-bushell/?fbclid=IwY2xjawM1d-hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFIeDZGWnI5aHV2am1VeVc4AR502OqKeu3y6zp_zxP7ibMHXbORNmOmWbn6wBYBmp-k5CpZnrjpms9tHYQBYA_aem_POKlTF3DCpo_R9LQdDDrEQ

Humans are creatures of habit. It’s tempting to find one or two poetic forms you like and stick with them for the rest of your life. But don’t let yourself get complacent! No matter where you are o…

09/15/2025

Interesting talk on poetry and how the Griffin prize evolved.

Scott Griffin is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist best known for founding the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world's most generous poetry awards i...

09/12/2025

Next episode: a look inside Write Club at Mount Royal University ...

09/02/2025

Alabanza is a Spanish word for "praise" although in a deep sense, like praise to a higher being or a supreme praise. At least what I can tell from looking for the word's meaning. A poem of workers this Labour Day.

08/30/2025

I see where Sage Hill Writing comes up in a lot of writer's CVs, often along with the Banff Centre ...

Offering premier development opportunities to creative writers since 1989, Sage Hill is the place to work on your next project. Do you have a story to tell? Writing Retreats Youth Programs Latest News Thank you to all the writers who attended Sage Hill Writing in 2022! We’re grateful for the commu...