Raoul Fernandes
@raoulfernandes.bsky.social
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Poet, dad, and library guy | (he/him) | Wrote a book called Transmitter and Receiver (Nightwood Editions) | Poetry editor for EVENT Magazine | lives on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ (Vancouver) raoulfernandes.com
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DORA PRIETO is a Vancouver-based poet and a 2025–27 Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. Her debut collection, Girl Tejido, is forthcoming with House of Anansi (April 2027).
Find two of Prieto's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
Find two of Prieto's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
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"What distinguishes her poetry is the skill with which she deploys her technique, the intelligence behind her offhand observations, and her commitment to hesitation, qualification, and doubt. She is incomparably precise, knowing just how long to let a poem go slack before pulling the line taut."
She Writes about Tractors and Oil Drilling. She’s Also Changing Canadian Poetry | The Walrus
At fifty-eight, Karen Solie is one of our major poets. You might find her on her family farm in Saskatchewan
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I co-organized and signed this open letter because silence is complicity.
244 Palestinian journalists have been murdered by Israel since the genocide in Palestine began. In response, 244 Canadian writers have added our names to an open letter calling these killings what they are: war crimes.
244 Palestinian journalists have been murdered by Israel since the genocide in Palestine began. In response, 244 Canadian writers have added our names to an open letter calling these killings what they are: war crimes.
Hey, I'll be running Poetry 1 again this September, an online asynchronous class at SFU. Learn poetic forms and strategies! Give and receive feedback on poems! Immerse yourself in the wild possibilities of language! Check it out, share, and DM me if you want more details
www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
Poetry 1
<p>Poetry is often described as a conversation—with the self, the world, and the work of other writers.</p><p>In this introductory course, you'll gain the tools you need to enter the conversation thro...
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Hi all, our next reading is coming up! We're excited to be part of the @wordvancouver.bsky.social festival for this one. The afternoon will feature @roblucastaylor.bsky.social, Hope Lauterbach, @drobnies.bsky.social, and Carleigh Baker! See you at Outsiders and Others at 3pm on September 14th!
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