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Category Archives: Poetry
FEMINIST POET SONIA DI PLACIDO READS HER POEMS
Sonia Di Placido is a Toronto based poet currently doing an MFA in Creative Writing. Di Placido has two chapbooks and is working on her first full collection of poems with a small publisher. Listen to her read from her … Continue reading
INTERVIEW WITH ITALIAN-CANADIAN FEMINIST POET SONIA DI PLACIDO
BCP: Why poetry? SDP: Why any medium? I have always been drawn to written mediums that create a rhythmic dialogue between or among humans. Communication, exploration of language, the senses and sentiment. I am a poet and playwright by nature … Continue reading
VULVA MAGIC
Vulva Magic By Sonia Di Placido Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Chapbooks are usually put together in low budget fashion by poets who are broke. Ten to twelve pages are stapled together with several poems found in between the covers. … Continue reading
MYKELLE PACQUING PERFORMS HIS SPOKEN WORD POETRY
Mykelle Pacquing has been writing poems for a long time. Mykelle’s poetry speaks to his culture, respect for Mother Earth, and good willed nature. A student of Aboriginal writer Lee Maracle, Mykelle incorporates teachings from his homeland, Indigenous peoples of … Continue reading
INTERVIEW WITH PILIPINO POET MYKELLE PACQUING
Mykelle Pacquing was born and raised in Toronto and his ancestors are from Maharlika, the traditional name of the Philippines which means, “The Creator’s Land.” Mykelle works with plants, the animals, his ancestors, and Indigenous folk from all over to … Continue reading
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Tagged "Maharlika", "My Flowering" by Mykelle Pacquing, "The Creator's Land", Black Coffee Poet, colonization, Fortune 500, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Interview with Pilipino Poet Mykelle Pacquing, Lee Maracle, Pilipino Poet, Pilipino Poetry, poetry, Royal Canadian Legion, Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day Contest, Spoken Word, University of Toronto
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DRIVERS AT THE SHORT TIME MOTEL
Drivers At The Short-Time Motel By Eugene Gloria Reviewed By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Have you ever read a book that you enjoyed immensely and that left you thinking how much further you need to go as a writer? With many … Continue reading
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Tagged "Driver's at the Short-Time Motel" by Eugene Gloria, "Drivers at the Short-TIme Motel", "Elegy for No One" by Eugene Gloria, "In Language" by Eugene Gloria, "Milkfish" by Eugene Gloria, "Subic Bay" by Eugene Gloria, "The Maid" by Eugene Gloria, 1999 National Poetry Series, Black Coffee Poet, Eugene Gloria, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, The National Poetry Series
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CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2011: SAVOY “KAPOW” HOWE OF TORONTO NEWSGIRLS BOXING CLUB READS POEMS FROM “Vs.” BY KERRY RYAN
Kerry Ryan has written the (or one of the) first collection of poems focused on boxing: Vs. You feel like you’re in the gym with Ryan: throwing punches, getting hit, lifting the medicine ball. Ryan has a way with words … Continue reading
CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2011: PHOTO ESSAY OF TORONTO NEWSGIRLS BOXING CLUB + INTERVIEW WITH BOXER-POET KERRY RYAN
Kerry Ryan’s first collection of poetry, The Sleeping Life, was published by The Muses’ Company in 2008 and nominated for the Aqua Lansdowne Prize for Poetry in 2009. She has has poetry published in a number of journals, including Prairie Fire, The New … Continue reading
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Tagged "Vs." by Kerry Ryan, Anvil Press, Black Coffee Poet, Carousel, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, International Women's Day, International Women's Day 2011, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Kerry Ryan, Photo Essay of Toronto News Girls Boxing Club, Prairie Fire, The New Quarterly, Toronto News Girls Boxing Club
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CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2011: INTERVIEW WITH SAVOY “KAPOW” HOWE AND A REVIEW OF “Vs.” BY KERRY RYAN
Vs. By Kerry Ryan Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos In her book On Boxing, famed American writer Joyce Carol Oates wrote, “boxing is for men, and is about men, and is men.” She was wrong! And Kerry Ryan’s autobiographical collection … Continue reading
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Tagged "Bloodline" by Kerry Ryan, "Friday Night Fights" by Kerry Ryan, "On Boxing" by Joyce Carol Oates, "The Hardest Lesson" by Kerry Ryan, "To hit and not be hit", "Vs." by Kerry Ryan, "When you're not training, A.J Leibling, Black Coffee Poet, Boxing, Friday Night Fights, Girlfight, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, International Women's Day, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Joyce Carol Oates, Kerry Ryan, Savoy "Kapow" Howe, someone else is.", The Sweet Science, Toronto News Girls Boxing Club, Women's Boxing
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INTERVIEW WITH TORONTO POET JENNY SHEPPARD
Jenny Sheppard is a 23 year old poet/musician living and working in Toronto. Growing up near the ocean helped inspire her to write her first songs and poems. She spends her free time reading, writing in her journal and wandering … Continue reading
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