by Kevin Spenst | Apr 10, 2010 | poetry, writing advice
Truth be told, I’m torn about today’s entry. I want to share with you one of the most amazing thinkers on the topic of poetry in our age, but part of me wants to keep her for myself. I’ve always been a little selfish; a scene that comes to mind...
by Kevin Spenst | Apr 3, 2010 | poetry
Perhaps T.S.Eliot, employed at Lloyd’s of London for eight years, was lamenting the influx of income tax forms in his famous poem “The Waste Land”. In any case, we now have National Poetry month to turn Eliot’s cruel adage on its head. In...
by Kevin Spenst | Mar 15, 2010 | poetry
Thanks to one of my classmates at the University of British Columbia, I’m currently on a Ken Babstock binge, a poet who’s fast becoming my favorite. On the weekend when I was playing pool in a pub where brawls are just a whiff away, I didn’t hesitate...
by Kevin Spenst | Feb 7, 2010 | poetry, writing advice
Came across a nice little poetry site this afternoon that I thought I’d share with you. It’s called hello poetry, which might not be the most poetic of urls but it’s a nifty way to find poems and uses of concepts through key word searches. Since the...
by Kevin Spenst | Feb 4, 2010 | poetry
It’s long, it’s grueling, it’s telling, it’s replete with suplexes of poetics, pile-drivers of discourse and a great view into the poetry scene in Canada. Her Majesty the Queen shall soon decree that this debate between Christian Bok and...
by Kevin Spenst | Feb 2, 2010 | poetry
Okay, so the warmest January just passed us by and February looks equally snowless. What’s a Winter Olympics hosting city to do? Simply drown your sorrows on Granville Island while taking in local non-weather dependent culture. The Candahar bar is a recreation...
