Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney and Toronto poet laureate Dionne Brand are among this year’s International and Canadian finalists for the Griffin P...
Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011
There's much to be excited about, and these selections give a fair indication of the presses putting out the most important poetry of the day and the degree of vitality of various poetic styles.
Travis Nichols | Posted 05.25.2011
Here, in descending order, are the best selling books of contemporary poetry published in 2010.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011
He has been compared to Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits, yet the very prolific singer-songwriter Matthew Ryan has eluded pop stardom.
John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011
This past week, Seamus Heaney was awarded the prestigious David Cohen prize for his life's work in poetry. It gave Heaney (who turns 70 next month) t...
thestar.com | Posted 06.05.2011