This 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.
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“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.”
An advantage of virtual events is that there’s no shame in popping in or out as needed.
University 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.
Another round of poems from the campus-based small press’ latest anthology, Currents.
A selection of poems from the campus-based small press’ latest anthology, Currents.
The cafe was his safe haven.
A poem by a Fulcrum contributor
A poem by Fulcrum contributor
Poem by Alex Tyrie.
Poem by Ricardo.
Poem by Mar Khorkhordina.
Poem by Mar Khorkhordina.
Poem by Julia D’Silva.
Poem by Mar Khorkhordina.
Poem by Matt Gergyek.
Poem by Savannah Awde.
Poem by James Lewicki.
This poem is about Article 13 and the effects it can have on popular and meme culture.
“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.”
“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.
“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.”
U of O students showcase their creative works with Campus Creations.
From 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.
I am the child of suffering, I am the child of the Plains of Abraham.
