Barrie author, poet excited to launch his 66th book next month
People can collect a lot over their lifetime, but it’s memories of a life well lived that are the most important collectibles. A new book titled Grace of Falling Stars is a collection of poems by local professor, author and the
Windsor Mayor & Councillors launch Dance of Self Isolation
WINDSOR, ONT. -- Windsor’s mayor and poet laureates have penned a poetry book filled with a collection of pieces reflecting on the global COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Drew Dilkens, Poet Laureate Mary Ann Mulhern, Poet Laureate Emeritus Marty Gervais and Youth Poet
Virtual team edits & publishes Grace of Falling Stars
Students in the editing and publishing practicum at the University of Windsor managed to form friendships and publish a book, Bruce Meyer’s Grace of Falling Stars, all without ever meeting each other.
Three glowing reviews of Laurence Hutchman’s The House of Shifting Time
I’ve followed the career of Laurence Hutchman through many books and years. It is gratifying to see that he’s lost none of his expressive genius. - Paul Hedeen on Goodreads
On the use of commas in poetry
One of the things that I should probably point out is that poetry is not, how shall we put it, like an undergraduate essay. Poetry relies on sonics -- the sound of the words, the lines, and especially (with the
Good editors – and why they matter
T.S. Eliot once said that it is the duty of every editor to rescue the work from its author. I don't think he meant impose a reading on the work; on the contrary his vision of the editorial process was
Poets using fountain pens
My wife put it bluntly: no one can read your handwriting. I can't read your handwriting. Mystery is the key to love and love comes from the soul, but then my daughter added, "Why puzzle the reader? I can't read
Mary Ann Mulhern on The Midnight Moon Sings of Murder
An interview with poet laureate Mary Ann Mulhern on her latest book The Midnight Moon Sings of Murder. This is her eighth full book of poetry, and it focuses on the tragic murder of the Donnelly family in Lucan, Ontario.
