Interview by Annick MacAskill If memory serves me correctly, I first met fellow Halifax poet and Gaspereau Press author Matt Robinson in the spring of 2018, when he showed up for the launch of my debut collection, No Meeting...
Interview by Uche UmezurikePhoto Credit: City of Edmonton Nisha Patel’s debut poetry collection, Coconut (NeWest Press, 2021), resounds as a metaphoric laugh in the face of strictures and resists the lure of propriety. Through poetry as expansive as it...
Interview by Uche Umezurike Saddiq Dzukogi’s upcoming collection of poetry, Your Crib, My Qibla (to be released by University of Nebraska Press on March 1, 2021), proceeds the death of his daughter, Baha, who died on December 12, 2017––twenty-one days...
Written by Ngwatilo MawiyooArtwork “untitled (earthの日)” by eryn kimura The summer issue of PRISM is here! Order it online, and while you’re waiting at the mailbox, read this online exclusive poem! A crow glides past maple leaves. On earthan open...
PRISM international is proud to announce the winner of the 2019 Earle Birney Poetry Prize is Michelle Poirier Brown for her poem “Wake” published in issue 57.1: DREAMS, available now! Earle Birney established UBC’s MFA program in Creative Writing...
Photo by Jake Gard on Unsplash In anticipation of PRISM’s Ruin themed issue 57.3, we’re so excited to share some exclusive content by one of our amazing contributing poets, Tenille K Campbell. More of Tenille’s work can be found...
This year’s judging was not easy at all. In fact, it took us so long, because there were so many amazing entries. Our longlist is longer than ever, but we are so happy with every name on it!
Congratulations to all longlisted authors! What an achievement!
Continue reading Pacific Spirit Poetry Contest – Longlist announced
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...
After the success of previous themed issues such as “Liminal“, “Bad“, and “Dreams” we decided we just had to do another one! PRISM’s RUIN issue seeks writing that interrogates destruction, loss, and what it means to rebuild. Ruin is not just about wanton...