Reading Time: 2 minutesMy friend is having a 2016 party, how can I bear it? Because when I think of 2016 I think of that election. Because a woman in Minneapolis had her head blown off, with stuffed animals in the gloved compartment. Because my brother is joining the reserves. “If war happens I’d rather be prepared” he …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis year’s first Blue Monday featured a variety of performances, from classical poetry recitations to original spoken word pieces and even a song accompanied by a ukelele.
Reading Time: 7 minutes“And I think you need to play to your strengths, which is something I’m trying to do a bit more whether it’s exposing what I do as a student, creative or policy girl.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn advantage of virtual events is that there’s no shame in popping in or out as needed.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUniversity of Ottawa alumna Chuqiao Yang won the prestigious bpNichol Chapbook Award for her work Reunions in the Year of the Sheep, which deals with questions of Chinese-Canadian identity.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnother round of poems from the campus-based small press’ latest anthology, Currents.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA selection of poems from the campus-based small press’ latest anthology, Currents.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe cafe was his safe haven.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA poem by a Fulcrum contributor
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA poem by Fulcrum contributor
Reading Time: < 1 minutePoem by Alex Tyrie.
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePoem by Mar Khorkhordina.
Reading Time: < 1 minutePoem by Mar Khorkhordina.
Reading Time: < 1 minutePoem by Julia D’Silva.
Reading Time: < 1 minutePoem by Mar Khorkhordina.
Reading Time: < 1 minutePoem by Matt Gergyek.
Reading Time: < 1 minutePoem by Savannah Awde.
Reading Time: < 1 minutePoem by James Lewicki.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis poem is about Article 13 and the effects it can have on popular and meme culture.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“It’s really nice to have two hours every week where we sit down and concentrate solely on stuff concerning writing, and it gets the creative juices flowing.”
Reading Time: 2 minutes“In part, it’s a way of thinking through questions that are raised by ancient Greek philosophy, and in part, it’s a way of thinking through those questions (about) poetry, and (life’s) day-to-day experience of loss, and what happens when you turn that loss into something that’s wider—more abstract, ” explained author and PhD student, Sarah Feldman.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“If you find the right community, it won’t be as hard because … you will get to know (people, and make) connections, but you have to know the right place to start.”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteU of O students showcase their creative works with Campus Creations.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom my personal experience as a Chinese-Canadian, I find that mental illness and mental health are issues rarely (if ever) discussed in Chinese and East Asian households. It continues to be considered a non-serious issue and taboo subject, resulting in its highly stigmatized state.
