Quiet Sacrifices: Two Lifetimes of Volunteering in Canadian Poetry Recognized by League of Canadian Poets 

In April 2023, during World Poetry Month, two Canadian poets were celebrated and honoured as quietly as possible on either side of the country in recognition of their combined sixty years plus of volunteering in their respective poetry communities. This year’s winners were Flavia Cosma and Cornelia Hoogland.

The Sally Ito Interview 

Sally Ito is the author of four books of poetry, as well as the memoir The Emperor’s Orphans. Ito is also a translator, which includes Are You an Echo?, a collection of poetry by Misuzu Kaneko. Ito teaches creative writing in Winnipeg, where she lives with her husband.

The Talya Rubin Interview

The urgency of the climate emergency is explored by Canadian poet Talya Rubin. Iceland Is Melting and So Are You (Book Hug, 2021), offers recognition of, and salve for, the vast mysteries of the natural world, our human interior, and the relationship between the two. In these poems, human and wild meet in everyday encounters: …

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The Shelley A. Leedhal Interview

Shelley A. Leedahl is the author of thirteen books, including the short story collection Listen, Honey (DC Books), four previous poetry collections; an adult and a juvenile novel; creative nonfiction; and the illustrated children’s books The Bone Talker and The Moon Watched It All. She writes for commercial markets and has worked as a radio advertising copywriter in AB and SK. She lives in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island. Go (Radiant Press) is her latest poetry collection.