Slamming the status quo
Queen’s Poetry Slam has seen a rise in participants this school year, which founder Danielle D’Entremont finds encouraging.
View ArticleMoving words from Kingston’s creatives
Poetry is a great way to provide social commentary and express creativity, and it often acts as a therapeutic outlet.
View ArticleRupi Kaur uses poetry to come home to herself
Rupi Kaur is an Indian-born Canadian poet whose books of poetry are admired for their beautiful aesthetic and raw telling of relationships, sexual assault, and healing.
View ArticleQueen’s student releases poetry book
Becoming a published author as a young person can seem impossible.
View ArticleMourning my almost-lives
In Nairobi, the ghosts of all the women I could have been cascaded in and out of my body.
View ArticleSmokii Sumac talks poetry, identity, and Queen’s Writer’s Residency
Tucked away in Elgin, Ontario, Smokii Sumac spent two weeks at Queen’s Biological Station (QUBS)—the university’s wildlife research centre—in the company of two well-established Canadian authors.
View ArticleQueen's professor launches poetry collection
The Kingston creative writing community came together at The Merchant on Monday, Feb. 13, to celebrate A Is for Acholi , a poetry collection by Queen’s Assistant Professor of Gender Studies and English...
View ArticlePoetry is a way to empower and uplift Black voices
Social justice work was draining until I found poetry.
View Article‘Spoiled’ art project debuts in Kingston
The first instalment of “Spoiled,” a new art project started by Kingston-based artist Francisco Corbett, is set to debut Thursday, March 2 at the Kingston School of Art & Window Art Gallery.
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