Written by Chee Brossy Photo by Jason S. Ordaz Issue 57.2 came out this week and to celebrate we’re sharing this Story Behind the Story for Chee Brossy’s excellent piece “Movin’ It”, including an excerpt from the story. Be sure to...
Artwork by Syd Danger “powerade” by Ivanna Baranova to say i know some things in a way of saying i know many things to say i know many things in a way of saying fuck me and the...
Questions by Kyla Jamieson What’s happening around you—either right around you or outside of where you are? My front gate just slammed shut. A kid is yelling. A baby cries in the apartment across the courtyard from me. It’s...
Cover Photo: W A T A R I In anticipation of PRISM’s winter issue 57.2, we’re so excited to share “Bloodletting” by Djamila Ibrahim. This wonderful poem, as well as more of Djamila’s work, will appear in the print...
Interview by Esther Chen Aja Moore’s first book of poetry hotwheel came out with Metatron Press this fall. I asked Aja about the poetic and publishing process, post-grad life, and where writing is taking her next. When did you first start...
No Good Asking by Fran Kimmel ECW Press Review by Colin Sterling Fran Kimmel’s latest novel No Good Asking is an unforgettable narrative that grips the reader right from its harrowing opening scene and doesn’t let go until it...
Reviews by Esther Chen This Love Is Mad Reciprocal – Liam Coady Glass Buffalo On the cover of Liam Coady’s chapbook This Love Is Mad Reciprocal, the blossoming branch of a cherry blossom tree bears fruit in the form...
Orange Christine Herzer Ugly Duckling Presse Review by Abby Paige “Poets are containers,” Christine Herzer asserts and further, “containers deserve respect.” The image of the container is central in her new chapbook, Orange. A container may be a...
The following is an excerpt from What the Poets Are Doing: Canadian Poets in Conversation, which will be published by Nightwood Editions in late November 2018. The book will feature conversations between twenty-two of Canada’s top modern poets. Marilyn Dumont:...