Canada has a wonderful program for its inspired writer's with many opportunities to write with both financial stability and room to be creative. 2007 was a good year for poetry and here is a solid representation of what Canadian poetry had to offer.

Written By: Kindah Mardam Bey

Canada has a wonderful program for its inspired writer's with many opportunities to write with both financial stability and room to be creative. Canada enjoys supporting its artists and sees the value in doing so. 2007 was a good year for poetry and here is a solid representation of what Canadian poetry had to offer.

A clear favourite of mine was 'She Dreams In Red' by Alexis Kienlan. This book of poetry comes from Frontenac House, a Western Canadian (Calgary, AB) publishing company that showcases talent from the Province of Alberta.

Where as Mercury Press has an ideal idea by compiling works by various authors into an anthology. This is the best way to get interested in poetry, as anthologies allows you to discover what author you might like to read more works of in the future. TalonBooks are publishers that work hard to bring Canadian works, and historical Canadian authors to the foreground. McLelland & Stewart, a subsidiary of Random House in Canada, had an exciting fall publishing of poetics, including a book of poems by Margaret Atwood. Check back to see more McLelland & Stewart, and some Doubleday poetry books as well, get added to this collection as the reviews go up on AnEVibe.

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McLELLAND & STEWART

MERCURY PRESS

TALONBOOKS

FRONTENAC HOUSE