Fists up for National Poetry Month! And we mean that in the best way possible. This year, we feel everyone could see a little more solidarity and community, so we’re getting poetically political with Poets Resist, a series dedicated to poetry as a form of resistance. Every day on the blog we will feature a poet whose work explores one of these: colonialism and violence, homophobia and transphobia, environmental destruction, and/or the !@#$% patriarchy. Here’s a line-up of what’s to come (and scroll down to see what you get when you purchase any of these books!):
WEEK 1 – Poets Resist Colonialism & Violence
April 3: Louise Bernice Halfe and Burning in This Midnight Dream (Coteau Books) | Blog Feature
April 4: Janet Rogers and Totem Poles and Railroads (ARP Books) | Blog Feature
April 5: Garry Gottfriedson and Deaf Heaven (Ronsdale Press) | Blog Feature
April 6: Moez Surani and Operations (Book*hug) | Blog Feature
April 7: Peter Midgley and Unquiet Bones (Wolsak & Wynn) | Blog Feature
WEEK 2 – Poets Resist Homophobia & Transphobia
April 10: Christopher Gudgeon and Assdeep in Wonder (Anvil Press) | Blog Feature
April 13: Jane Byers and Acquired Community (Caitlin Press) | Blog Feature
April 14: Faizal Deen and The Greatest Films (Mawenzi House) | Blog Feature
WEEK 3 – Poets Resist Environmental Destruction
April 17: Deirdre Dwyer and The Blomidon Logs (ECW Press) | Blog Feature
April 18: Leanne Dunic and To Love the Coming End (Book*hhug) | Blog Feature
April 19: Richard Kelly Kemick and Caribou Run (Goose Lane Editions) | Blog Feature
April 20: John Reibetanz and Afloat (Brick Books) | Blog Feature
April 21: Jeff Steudel and Foreign Park (Anvil Press) | Blog Feature
WEEK 4 – Poets Resist the Patriarchy
April 24: Molly Peacock and The Analyst (Biblioasis) | Blog Feature
April 25: Lisa Robertson and 3 Summers (Coach House Books) | Blog Feature
April 26: Rachel Lebowitz and Cottonopolis (Pedlar Press) | Blog Feature
April 27: Lise Gaston and Cityscapes in Mating Season (Signature Editions) | Blog Feature
April 28: Katherine Leyton and All the Gold Hurts My Mouth (Goose Lane Editions) | Blog Feature
And, to get us further into the spirit, we’ve created a poetry bot that will help you generate resistance and discover even more poets. Go forth and resist!
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For even more solidarity, we’ve created a patch and buttons to wear with pride, which we’re giving away FOR FREE all April long. If you purchase any of the books we feature on the blog this month, you also get a set of buttons and a patch to go along with your resistance efforts!
Remember to keep up with us all month on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook with the hashtag #poetsresist.
