Thank you for joining us for our discussion of poetry by poets.This month we each chose a book of poetry to read, but ended up delving more broadly into poetry as well. We also wrote a poem as a team! Poets covered include Katheriea Vermette, Dorothy Parker, Charles Bukowski, and Robert Frost, among others. In This Episode We MentionNational Poetry Month The League of Canadian PoetsModest Mouse – Good News for People Who Love Bad News (Track: Bukowski)The best ever group poetry exerciseCome On In: New Poems by Charles BukowskiThe Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lernerriver woman by Katherena VermetteThe Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker“This River” – NFB documentary by Katherena VermetteThe Princess Saves Herself in the This One by Amanda Lovelace“[in Just-]” by e.e. cummings. (Poem recited by a CLEVER LOOPHOLE FINDER in my grade 11 english class, satisfying the 8 line requirement)“Spring and Fall to a Young Child” by Gerard Manley Hopkins. The poem Trevor foolhardily tried to recite from memory, getting MAYBE 70% of it“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert FrostIn the Clearing by Robert Frost (the last collection of poetry in his lifetime) “The Draft Horse” poem first appearedOn Poetry by Glyn Maxwell (Book where the “Deck of Cards Poetry Idea” came from)**Speaking Crow at Millennium Library with Steve Locke**“This Be The Verse” by Philip Larkin. (Under-rated British poet AND LIBRARIAN. The words of the last stanza were also the final words of Count Olaf in the Series of Unfortunate Events).How a Poem Moves by Adam Sol. A blog by Canadian poet Adam Sol, where each post starts with a poem and is followed by a short commentary as to why he likes the poem. Many of these posts have been converted into short chapters for a recently published book of the same name.Gush: Menstrual Manifestos for Our Times, edited by Rosanna Deerchild, Ariel Gordon, and Tanis MacDonaldHarriet Monroe founder of Poetry MagazineThe Poetry and Short Story Reference CenterNerd Word for Word NerdsKirsten: DreamTrevor: Metro-phobia, the fear of poetry.Alan: Aphantasia, the suggested name for a condition where one does not possess a functioning mind’s eye and cannot voluntarily visualize imageryErica: Poiesis Many thanks to Steve Locke from Speaking Crow, Phil, Marlene, and Christy for joining in. Next month we’re reading Fox by Margaret Sweatman. We’re looking forward to hearing what you think about it.We want to talk about what you want to talk about, so email us at [email protected] with suggestions for books that you’d like us to read and discuss, and comments and quest...

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