Poetry

The Artel, pictured above, is a quaint artist hub at the corner of Queen and Sydenham Streets.
  • 7 years 8 months ago

Moving 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.Continue...

One of the competitors performs her piece at Queen’s Poetry Slam night.
  • 7 years 9 months ago

Slamming the status quo

Queen’s Poetry Slam has seen a rise in participants this school year, which founder Danielle D’Entremont finds encouraging.Continue...
  • 3 months 6 days ago

Mourning my almost-lives

In Nairobi, the ghosts of all the women I could have been cascaded in and out of my body.Continue...
  • 5 months 2 days ago

Queen’s student releases poetry book

Becoming a published author as a young person can seem impossible.Continue...
  • 9 months 2 weeks ago

Rupi 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.Continue...
  • 1 year 4 weeks ago

Sadiqa de Meijer turns hardship into creativity

Sadiqa de Meijer is a talented writer of poetry, short stories, and essays.

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  • 1 year 2 months ago

‘Just let it arrive’: Poet, mentor Bruce Kauffman talks career

Bruce Kauffman has been opening doors for artists for 12 years.Continue...
  • 1 year 4 months ago

‘Citizen: An American Lyric’ challenges readers with the reality of casual racism

Claudia Rankine’s voice is nothing short of transformational. Her volume, Citizen: An American Lyric , is a book-length poem which illuminates the uncomfortable reality of Black citizens’ everyday lives.

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  • 1 year 4 months ago

Poem: Unspoken Words

I have to thank you for dancing on tables

In the basement of Brock.Continue...
  • 1 year 7 months ago

Storytelling and being heard: Indigenous Poet Billie the Kid discusses storytelling through spoken word poetry

Billie Kearns, Sci ’19, commonly known as Billie the Kid, is a K’ai Taile Dené and Nehiyaw spoken word poet and storyteller.Continue...

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