Canadian Poetry in #thesealeychallenge
#thesealeychallenge, conceived by American poet Nicole Sealey, invites poetry lovers and the poetry curious to inhale 31 works of poetry in the month of August - yes, one a day. I took up the challenge this year, completed it in a heady, unforgettable whirl and populated more than half of the list with Canadian poetry selections.
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The Outer Wards
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The Witch of the Inner Wood
Collected Long Poems
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How She Read
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Murmurations
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Forge
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Cloud Physics
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Fields of Light and Stone
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Stranger
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Everyone at This Party
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The Dyzgraphxst
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What We Carry
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Belated Bris of the Brainsick
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Riven
Poems
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Magnetic Equator
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Short Talks
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Body Count
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go-go dancing for Elvis
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Poisonous If Eaten Raw
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The East Side of It All
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The Pit
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Nectarine
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Guys Named Bill
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The Essential Elizabeth Brewster
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