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Susan Ioannou

Apr 28, 2024

Stunning images leap outside the predictable orbit of connotation, yet are surprisingly apt.

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Bouncing Off

Bouncing off what someone else has written can be an exciting way to inspire a poem. I love what Kris Kaila has done in “Bearing Witness”. She begins by quoting Maya Angelou who wants her life to be “a poetic existence”. What a lovely thought! Angelou defines it as her

May 12, 2024 1 min read

The Gift of Workshops

Over the years I was fortunate to lead many poetry workshops, including with the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, and more than a decade, the Toronto Board’s Continuing Education Department. Taking on the role was a humbling process. First, I had to become self-conscious. How did my

May 5, 2024 2 min read

Where Is the Poetry?

I am always looking for poetry that transcends the flatness of everyday speech merely cut into lines. What is it that lifts a poem off the page? 1. It awakens multiple senses with imagery, as in from “Autumn” by P. K. Page: Its stain is everywhere. The sharpening air of

Apr 21, 2024 3 min read

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