Review by Selina Boan Diversion by George Murray ECW Press, 2015 Sitting down to read George Murray’s seventh collection of poetry, aptly titled Diversion, I found myself entering a world of one-off lines, aphorisms and clever hashtag titles (such...
If you haven’t picked up the latest issue of PRISM international and need another reason to, here’s an interview by Poetry Editor Dominique Bernier-Cormier in conversation with contributor Jacob McArthur Mooney. Mooney is is the editor of The Best Canadian Poetry...
While bringing this handy tool to your attention might just make our Tuesday Prompts obsolete, we at PRISM have decided to say “what-the-heck” and share it with you anyway. Educator and generally interesting person Tom Woodward has created a...
Interview by James W. Wood Albert F. Moritz (A.F. Moritz) is the author of 20 books of poetry. He has received the Award in Literature of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the ReLit Award (for Night Street...
Review by Wendy Bone Born Out of This Christine Lowther Caitlin Press, 2014 “I’ve been stamped both ‘nature girl’ and punk rocker,” writes Christine Lowther in her memoir, Born Out of This. “Like other writers, I’m industrious and rebellious,...
Former PRISM poetry editor (2014-15) Rob Taylor sat down with Kenyan poet, and recently named Brunel University African Poetry Prize finalist, Ngwatilo Mawiyoo to discuss her new chapbook “Dagoretti Corner”. “Dagoretti Corner” is one of eight chapbooks included in...
Many moons ago, Leah Horlick graced PRISM international with her talent and charm. And now today, she has a writing prompt to share! Leah Horlick is a writer and poet from Saskatoon, currently living on Unceded Coast Salish Territories in Vancouver....
Former PRISM poetry editor (2014-15) Rob Taylor sat down with Kenyan-born, Ugandan-raised Vancouverite Juliane Okot Bitek about her debut poetry collection 100 Days, which was published in January 2016 by University of Alberta Press. Okot Bitek is currently a PhD...
As a teaser for our exciting, star-packed Spring Issue (54:3), we have a poem by Adèle Barclay, our latest poetry-crush here at PRISM. This is only one of six poems we’re publishing, so make sure to pick up the issue...