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	Poetry Power: Free Writing Help for Poets with a poetry forum for practice and workshopping
		Poetry Power's Hale Chatfield writes, "When I was first taken over by a passion for poetry (years ago, in my youth), I wanted to learn how to write poems that would not only move people but thrill and delight them.
		Poetry is such that a newer author has the best chance for success if he or she knows a lot about poetry and how it works.
		Poetry is dismissed as "trivial" by some people simply because they really don't know what it is. The public tend to think of "poetry" and "verse" as being interchangeable terms.
	www.poetrypower.com (719 words)

	Poetry sites: Literature: MIT Libraries
		Electronic Poetry Center - includes poetry and prose by contemporary poets, journals of contemporary poetry, poetry reviews, an opportunity to contribute to a collaborative poem, information about poetry competitions, poetry conferences and more (U of Buffalo).
		Representative Poetry - a historical anthology of English poetry from the early medieval period to the early twentieth century.
		Canadian Poetry - contains information on Canadian poets, poetry journals, poetry presses, literary events and awards, grants and contests, poetry courses and some poetry.
	libraries.mit.edu /guides/subjects/literature/poetry.html (853 words)

	A New Dimension: Notes on the Ecology of Canadian Poetry
		It is thus possible that part of the distinctiveness of Canadian poetry resides in what may be called its ecology, in the reciprocal relations between its imported literary organisms and their uniquely Canadian environments and contents.
		And in his 1933 address on "Canadian Poetry in its Relation to the Poetry of England and America" Charles G.D. Roberts referred to Canadian poetry in English as "but a branch of the one splendid parent stem.
		The immigrant and pioneer poetry of the Pre-Confederation period affords ample instances of Canadian content being adapted — or, to recall Mackay's word, 'taught' — to conform to the demands of imported forms and techniques.
	www.canadianpoetry.ca /cpjrn/vol07/bentley.htm (5777 words)

	TDR Essay: Comfort and Canadian Poetry by Alex Boyd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		I’ve concluded that while dedication to poetry is admirable, beyond that there is a kind of dedication (within poetry) that helps a poet determine what’s meaningful and valid, what’s worth writing about and what’s worthy of the valuable time a reader selectively gives away.
		Also, if it is the case the Canadians are more susceptible to this because of our comfort (if there is even a chance that we operate on a different scale, that what we call important is actually closer to trivial), then we need to act with that much extra caution.
		Poetry is pushed away most of the time, then wheeled out when we need meaning and the most articulate words possible to provide comfort.
	www.danforthreview.com /features/essays/alex_boyd.htm (1363 words)

	Amazon.ca: In Fine Form: The Canadian Book of Form Poetry: Books: Kate Braid,Sandy Shreve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In Fine Form is an anthology of Canadian poems in (or at least in shouting distance of) the received forms thought of as traditional.
		Poems are grouped by their form and introduced with a brief discussion of its history and demands; a schematic lays out “the traditional form” in terms of the stanza shapes, metrical patterns, rhyme schemes, and uses of repetition that define it.
		They write that “isometric poetry was the norm until the end of the Middle Ages,” which would surprise all the troubadours, balladeers, and hewers of bobs and wheels who worked in stanzas with irregular line lengths.
	www.amazon.ca /Fine-Form-Canadian-Book-Poetry/dp/1551927772 (2054 words)

	Poetry Life and Times, Vallance Review, June 2004
		Eric Linden's contemporary sonnet, "Silent in the Wilderness", is an archetypical Canadian poem that owes as much of its distinctiveness to the heritage bequeathed by the early Confederation Poets [1] of the late Nineteenth Century as it does to the still largely uninhabited environment of Twenty-First Century Canada.
		Typically, the "Canadian sonnet" is focused on the wild, untamed natural environment, historical, prehistoric and primeval, of the vast nation we call Canada, whose great impassible tracts of multiform geological lands seem ironically to have derived their name from the Stadacona Amerindian word for "village" or simply "settlement", if you can believe anything so preposterous.
		Canadian sonneteers are very apt to express their deep concerns over the interlocking tension that exists between the Great Outdoors or the Boreal Wilderness and the City, or as we feebly call it, "civilization."
	poetrylifeandtimes.com /valrevw34.html (3982 words)

	National Poetry Month - Canadian Culture
		Poetry does not currently enjoy mass popularity, having lost out to music videos, downloadable songs, and a litany of other pop culture staples.
		The League created National Poetry Month as a means to shine the spotlight of public awareness on poetry and, perhaps, recruit new and returning admirers to the poetic fold.
		Another item of interest is the Calgary Poetry Slam, which takes place on the last Thursday of every month and includes an April session at the Calgary International Spoken Word Festival.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art41810.asp (413 words)

	Parchment Journal archives of Contemporary Canadian Jewish poetry and short fiction
		Canadian literary journals are notoriously short-lived, so reaching the thirteenth annual issue is indeed a significant marker.
		Miriam was one of the greats of Canadian literature and a younger member of that generation of Jewish Canadian writers, which included A.M. Klein and Irving Layton, that made writing from Jewish experience respectable.
		HARVEY GROSSMAN, a graduate of McGill University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania, is an investor with close ties to the Montreal literary community.
	www.canadian-jewish-journal.ca /Archives.htm (2641 words)

	The Richard Vallance Sonnet Review, February 2002
		Century "Canadian" poets were English, Scottish or Irish immigrants, the natural impact of Canada's vast open, hyper-cool, unpredictable and even foreboding landscapes made an indelible impression on all our writers, in spite of themselves, regardless of their National origins or socio-cultural backgrounds.
		Moreover, his poetry, although of high merit, was not acclaimed in his lifetime (a fate which seems to be the lot of so many poets).
		Anyone who accidently "gets lost" in the Canadian wilderness in Winter is almost certain NOT to survive the ordeal, and if he or she does, you may rest assured the experience is to be indelibly etched in the person’s assaulted psyche for the rest of his or her livelong days.
	www.poetrylifeandtimes.com /valrevw6.html (2601 words)

	PSH Webstore - Canadian Poetry and Poets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Fulfillment is handled by Northwest Passages (www.nwpassages.com), the world's only bookstore specializing solely in Canadian fiction, poetry, drama, and literary criticism.
		Poetry Spoken Here is a Web site with components created, owned and operated by The League of Canadian Poets.
		Your credit card will be charged in Canadian dollars, and the charge will automatically be converted into your currency at the exchange rate current at the time it is charged.
	www.poets.ca /pshstore/about.asp (429 words)

	Love Poetry, Writing Poems in French and English, Visual Interpretations and Haiga by Dr. Amitabh Mitra
		Canadian schools teach poetry and the arts generously, and we learn at least one Shakespearean play a year beginning in high school, so I was exposed to a lot of great literature early on.
		Canadian French is not as “pure”, if I can use that word, as the French of France.
		I believe that poetry could become popular again if it were taught more extensively in schools, if an appreciation of the arts were fostered, and if children were encouraged to become poets.
	www.boloji.com /poetry/articles/004.htm (1047 words)

	Canadian poetry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pauline Johnson and Robert W. Service were writing popular poetry - Johnson's based on her English and Mohawk heritage and Service writing tales of the Yukon gold rush.
		A notable anthology of Canadian poetry is The New Oxford book of Canadian Verse, edited by Margaret Atwood (ISBN 0-19-540450-5).
		At the same time, Pamphile Le May was writing intimist poetry about the simple farm life and Alfred Garneau wrote his feelings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_poetry (1079 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Literature: Poetry: Organizations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Atlantic Region of the Canadian Poetry Association - For the advancement of poetry.
		The Poetry Library at the Royal Festival Hall - The site provides a searchable database of its holdings, and poetrymagazines.org.uk, a full-text database for UK poetry magazines of the 20th and 21st centuries, its education programme, publishers, competitions and advice for young poets.
		Poetry Wednesbury - The group is a poetry platform for poets in Wednesbury and the Black Country area to perform, discuss, and have their poems published.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Literature/Poetry/Organizations (2201 words)

	Véhicule Press - Canadian Studies - Canadian Poetry
		Her poetry collections were praised by Northrop Frye, Desmond Pacey, Earle Birney, and Dorothy Livesay.
		Marie-Claire Blais is the recipient of many awards, such as the Prix France-Québec, the Prix Médicis, the Governor General's Award for Fiction and for Poetry, the Prix Belgique-Canada in 1976, the Prix Athanase-David in 1982, and the Prix de l'Académie française.
		Generally acknowledged as the pioneer of the Canadian long poem, Dudek was active as a critic, teacher, modernist theoretician, editor and publisher for over four decades.
	www.vehiculepress.com /canlit/poetry.html (1302 words)

	The Poetry House
		The forging of a ‘Canadian Poetry’ entered a new mode in the 1980s and 90s, with the emergence of ‘CanLit’ in university literature departments.
		He specialises in 20th/21st Century poetry and poetics and is writing his thesis on ars poetica, apologia, and the poet as critic.
		Canadian Poets Online is rough on the eyes, but does offer information on 100 Canadian poets, which can be sorted by time period or region.
	www.thepoetryhouse.org /Petryrooms/canada.html (585 words)

	Island Poetry .com - Original Poems By Canadian Poet Lynn Barany
		Poetry is the music of the soul, the ultimate expression of the spirit's reality, and a mirror of the intangible essence of our existence (auth.
		My poetry is simple, uncomplicated, straight-forward and honest coming from the heart, soul, a spiritual presence and obviously God -- Her/Himself.
		Although originally from the Canadian province of Ontario, I have over the years also lived in the province of Manitoba, as well as Germany.
	www.islandpoetry.com (299 words)

	Poets and Poetry
		The Canadian Poetry Archive features selected poems from over 100 early English and French-language Canadian poets.
		Poetry lessons by Peter E. Murphy a high school teacher: "Memory is a kind of accomplishment", "Locked in with loss", and "Drop a poem into your class".
		Lesson plans and suggested teaching of poetry in high school classrooms.
	www.edselect.com /poetsand.htm (336 words)

	Random Acts of Poetry: Biographies
		Her poetry is widely published in Canadian literary magazines including Fiddlehead, Grain, Prairie Fire, in a number of anthologies, and she has won recognition for her work in several literary competitions.
		The oral aspect of her poetry is as important as the written aspect.
		She is currently serving as the Manitoba Representative for the League of Canadian Poets, and she works in Manitoba Schools as a poetry reader and workshop facilitator.
	www.abebooks.com /docs/randomactsofpoetry/bios.shtml (3600 words)

	Celebrate Canadian Poetry Month (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Canadian Poetry showcases Canada’s rich history of poetic works with over 400 years of Canadian poetry covering the seventeenth century up to the early twentieth.
		To ensure the quality and accuracy of content, all authors and works included in Canadian Poetry were selected by an Editorial Board comprised of Canada’s leading scholars and librarians.
		Canadian Poetry also complements other Chadwyck-Healey literature and poetry collections, including American Poetry, African American Poetry and English Poetry, Second Edition.
	www.micromedia.ca /news/CdnPoetry_0405.htm (289 words)

	Random Acts of Poetry - Canadian Culture
		The event sets 27 poets loose on Canadian streets to distributed poetry to unsuspected citizens.
		The website features profiles of the 27 participating poets as well as samples of their poetry, a contest, and literacy information.
		Random Acts of Poetry is sponsored by Abe Books and Victoria READ Society.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art25420.asp (232 words)

	Poetry Canadian World Literature Literature Arts
		Harmonica Harold leaves the poetry to his poet laureate sonCampbell River Mirror, Canada - 7 hours agoJohn Steffler will be Canada?s poetic voice for the next two years, traveling the country and promoting Canadian literature.
		Leaping ahead of the curvecalendarlive.com, CA - 6 hours agoCombining history, poetry, assaultive rock music and stream-of-consciousness contemporary choreography, this new, full-evening meditation on forces of...
		Veteran responds to Westdale criticHamilton Spectator, Canada - Dec 12, 2006The letter writer suggests the Canadian military is an "occupying" force.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Arts/Literature/World_Literature/Canadian/Poetry (419 words)

	The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry: Press Releases - Borderless: A Reading by Canadian Poets
		Poets House, a poetry and literary centre, was created in 1985 to provide a meeting place for both writers and lovers of poetry as well as a space for its impressive collection of 40,000 volumes.
		Griffin feels the interest shown by Poets House in establishing a Canadian poetry collection is due to the increase in attention to poetry, making appreciation of poetry truly “Borderless”.
		On April 6th, in Toronto, Canada, the 5th Annual Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist was revealed.
	www.griffinpoetryprize.com /press_releases.php?t=21 (393 words)

	Introduction - Canadian Poetry Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Canadian Poetry Archive features selected poems from over 100 early English- and French-language Canadian poets.
		Digitized from public domain anthologies found in the National Library of Canada's rich literature collection, the poems represent some of Canada's most notable poetry from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
		The Canadian Poetry Archive database is searchable by poet, title, keywords and date.
	www.collectionscanada.ca /canvers/index-e.html (177 words)

	CanLinks - CanLiterary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Extensive excerpts from this anthology of Canadian poetry edited by John W. Garvin and published in 1916.
		An impressive anthology designed for the Canadian Literature in English course at the University of Western Ontario, comprising a substantial selection of literary works of various kinds supplemented by a rich portfolio of contemporary illustrations.
		A number of back issues of this bilingual journal devoted to the study of Canadian literature in English and French are available on-line.
	www.lucking.net /canlinks/cl_canliterary.htm (584 words)

	About Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine
		Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine is an annual publication displaying Canadian poetry only.
		Quills Magazine comes from Byron's deep love of poetry and his desire to create a national literary vehicle for which poets from all parts of Canada can unite to experience each others work.
		He holds no literary related degrees and does not pretend to be any kind of "expert" on poetry nor does he judge any poet as good or bad.
	www.quillspoetry.com /about.html (194 words)

	The Canadian Poetry Journal
		CANADIAN POETRY: STUDIES, DOCUMENTS, REVIEWS is a referred journal devoted to the study of poetry from all periods in Canada.
		It is published twice yearly, in the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter and is indexed in the MLA Bibliography, the American Humanities Index, the Annual Bibliography of English Language andLiterature, the Canadian Literary Periodicals Index, and the Canadian Literature Index.
		CANADIAN POETRY is also included in Ulrich's International Periodical Directory, Abstracts of English Studies, and The Year's Work in English Studies.
	www.uwo.ca /english/canadianpoetry/journpage.htm (89 words)

	Electronic Text Archives: Poetry at Canadian Content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Additional Information: Electronic or e-text archives of print-published poetry and related materials which can be found on the internet.
		Collection of poetry, edited by members of the Department of English at the University of Toronto from 1912 to the present.
		Archive of poetry and lyrics by a variety of poets and songwriters including Leonard Cohen, Aldous Huxley, Jack Kerouac and Bob Dylan.
	www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Arts/Literature/Poetry/Electronic_Text_Archives (1213 words)

	Canadian Poetry Directory.
		We give emerging Canadian writers a paying market for their work.
		Go with the Flow A collection of poetry and photographs about canoeing and other pleasures.
		My Gentle Garden Poetry about nature, life's ups and downs, a few ponderings and a touch of whimsy.
	www.canadianculture.com /poetry.html (216 words)

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