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Poetry Month
Aisha Sasha John: "Poetry is theatre for freedom."
To celebrate National Poetry Month, CBC Books asked Canadian poets what the literary form means to them.
My Life in Books
6 books that changed the life of poet Gregory Scofield
The author on the literary works that opened his eyes to the world around him.
Enter the CBC Poetry Prize now
You could win $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, attend a 10-day writing residency at the Banff Centre and have your work published on CBC Books. Enter by May 31, 2018.
The 2018 Shakespeare Selfie Student Writing Challenge is now open for submissions
How I Wrote It
How Carrianne Leung drew on her Scarborough roots to tackle sensitive subjects
My Life in Books
The books that inspired comedian Jessica Holmes
Poetry Month
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson on how poetry exists between time and space
Combat des livres is back!
Magic 8 Q&A
Poet Laura Ritland's advice for writers: "Never dwell on rejection."
Scaachi Koul longlisted for 2018 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
Jesmyn Ward, Kamila Shamsie shortlisted for 2018 Women's Prize
YA author E.K. Johnston on what we can learn from William Shakespeare
Magic 8 Q&A
Kai Cheng Thom: 'Faith and science, to me, are one and the same when it comes to writing'
Poetry Month
Lenea Grace on how poetry breaks all the rules
Mystery novelist Gail Bowen on how to write engaging fiction
Journalist Aida Edemariam on her 20-year quest to share her grandmother's story
Why novelist Catherine Leroux thinks you shouldn't fear translated books
Why Shawn Hitchins invented a new genre for his memoir A Brief History of Oversharing
My Life in Books
The poets that inspire Cree storyteller Louise Bernice Halfe
Writers & Company launches a special series on the Nordic imagination
How I Wrote It
Elisabeth de Mariaffi on the importance of giving herself the space to write
The haunting world of Nordic noir, with Hans Rosenfeldt
Poetry Month
Why we can count on poetry, according to Griffin Poetry Prize finalist Donato Mancini
Canadian students win $25,000 national poetry competition
Book Awards
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The Next Chapter
Host Shelagh Rogers speaks with iconic Canadian authors and rising literary stars about the stories and ideas that intrigue and inspire them.Visit Show Site
Writers & Company
Host Eleanor Wachtel explores in-depth the lives, thoughts and works of distinguished writers from around the world.Visit Show Site