Skip to content
  • Home
    • TMR Blog
    • Search
  • Fiction
    • Novella
    • Fantasy
    • QC Fiction
    • Short Stories
    • Historical Fiction
    • Young Adult
    • Children
  • Non-Fiction
    • History
    • Biography
    • Memoirs
  • Poetry
  • Interviews
    • TMR Podcast
  • Cultural
    • Acadians
    • Black Lives Matter
    • Indigenous Titles
  • About Us
    • Support TMR
    • Testimonials
    • Miramichi Flash
  • Contact Us
    • Subscribe to Our Newsletter
  • Best Books of 2022

The Miramichi Reader

  • Home
    • TMR Blog
    • Search
  • Fiction
    • Novella
    • Fantasy
    • QC Fiction
    • Short Stories
    • Historical Fiction
    • Young Adult
    • Children
  • Non-Fiction
    • History
    • Biography
    • Memoirs
  • Poetry
  • Interviews
    • TMR Podcast
  • Cultural
    • Acadians
    • Black Lives Matter
    • Indigenous Titles
  • About Us
    • Support TMR
    • Testimonials
    • Miramichi Flash
  • Contact Us
    • Subscribe to Our Newsletter
  • Best Books of 2022

The Abrupt Edge

Confessions of A Prize-Winning Poet

May 13, 2020 by Chris Banks

When my first book came out, I was suddenly thrust into the spotlight as “an up and coming young Canadian poet to watch out for” simply by having the good luck to land on a few awards lists. My book … Continue reading

Categories Authors, Poetry, The Abrupt Edge Tags creative writing, experiences, poetry, The Abrupt Edge, writing

So Distant Like This: April is Poetry Month!

April 2, 2020April 1, 2020 by Chris Banks

is April 1st and Poetry Month is upon us. Art seems more important than ever as people are sharing free music concerts and homebrewed poetry videos around the world. During these unprecedented times, I think of a little poem by … Continue reading

Categories Poetry, The Abrupt Edge Tags National Poetry Month, NPM2020, poetry, The Abrupt Edge

The Voice That Is Great Within Us: Poetry And Voice

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 by Chris Banks

One of the last books the late American poet Tony Hoagland left us with was his slim volume of essays and writing exercises called The Art of Voice. In its contents, he says a convincing poetic voice, “can be … Continue reading

Categories Poetry, The Abrupt Edge Tags poems, poetry, The Abrupt Edge, voice

Introducing The Abrupt Edge with Chris Banks

March 19, 2020March 18, 2020 by Chris Banks
We wish to introduce Chris Banks as The Miramichi Reader's new Poetry Editor, and his new column, The Abrupt Edge. It will be a regular feature here at TMR and will feature poetry, poetry news and whatever else Chris wants to tell you about.
Categories News, Poetry, The Abrupt Edge Tags news, poems, poetry, The Abrupt Edge

Top Posts

  • Cottagers and Indians by Drew Hayden Taylor
    Cottagers and Indians by Drew Hayden Taylor
  • The Dollhouse by Charis Cotter
    The Dollhouse by Charis Cotter
  • Sisu’s Winter War by Liisa Kovala
    Sisu’s Winter War by Liisa Kovala
  • Love Will Out: A Newfoundland Story by David Michael
    Love Will Out: A Newfoundland Story by David Michael
  • Gutter Child by Jael Richardson
    Gutter Child by Jael Richardson

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Signup for our weekly newsletter which will be delivered to your inbox every Monday.

Thank you!

You have successfully joined our subscriber list.

Please support us through Patreon!

Subscribe to The Fiddlehead Literary Journal


Instagram

Ella Breau is our middle school reviewer who enjoys reading mystery books. Ella's latest book for review, The Dollhouse by @chariscotter1, is published by @tundrabooks. Her take on this ghostly tale has me convinced it's a "must read". Join Ella and see what you think - TAP our BIO for her full review, and be sure to catch ALL of our reviews, posts, and interviews. #canlit #middleschoolreads #ghoststory #linkinbio #ireadcanadian #bookreviews

Categories

Archives

Search TMR

© 2023 GeneratePress | James M. Fisher
  • Welcome
  • TMR Blog
  • Fiction
  • Non-Fiction
  • Interviews
  • Poetry
  • Children’s Picture Books
  • Best Books of 2022
  • TMR Podcast
  • About Us
  • Support TMR
  • Subscribe to Our Newsletter
  • Contact Us
  • Miramichi Flash
Manage Cookie Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}