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Poets Talk: Interviews With Canadian Poets

Young Soul Rebels Profiles of poets who made their mark on the world while still in their youth.

What It's Like to be a Young Poet: Memories of beginning in the craft by experienced Canadian Poets

Poetry and Pop Music: How popular music fits into poetry

Other Ages: Poetry has been used for many things in the past. We are heirs to all of those traditions. Here are some stories of how people used to use these words we sometimes take for granted. Look how powerful they are. They say a lot about our art.

Thoughts About Poetry: Poets write about being a poet, and about our celebrated Canadian poets, including P.K.Page, Al Purdy, and bp nichol.

Spoken Word: The new poetry outlaw is spoken word. Why Spoken Word Needs an Authority.

Forms of Poetry: John Oughton discusses the many different forms poetry takes.

Making your Poem Better: How to Edit

The Big Picture by Krissy Brady

Poet Laureates by John Oughton

Thoughts on Writing Children's Verse by Richard Stevenson

Tightening Diction: Poetry as Process by E. Russell Smith

How to Analyze a Poem: Themes, Figures of Speech by John Oughton