Cathy Xinman: Timid Leaves
Cathy Xinman
September 20, 2026
“Timid Leaves” is a poem that uses leaves and birds as symbols of the fragility of life.
Tag: poems
Cathy Xinman: Who Extinguished the Stars at Night
Cathy Xinman
August 29, 2026
The poem is marked by a strong contemporary consciousness, technological reflection, and an absurdist spirit.
Cathy Xinman: Celebrating, We No Longer Need a Heart
Cathy Xinman
July 19, 2026
Xinman’s poem reflects on humanity’s relationship with technology, climate, and the evolving meaning of what it means to be human.
Cathy Xinman: The Secret Language of Soccer
Cathy Xinman
July 3, 2026
Set against Canada’s rise in world soccer, Xinman’s poem situates the game within a broader cultural threshold.
Cathy Xinman: Sound
Cathy Xinman
June 21, 2026
National Indigenous Peoples Day, Father’s Day, and a World Cup match day in Vancouver occur on June 21. “Sound” is a poet’s response.
Cathy Xinman: Love Prepared for the Rain
Cathy Xinman
June 11, 2026
“Love Prepared for the Rain” is a poem that reflects on how beauty and suffering often arrive intertwined.
As Calgary’s poet laureate, I’m interested in poetry as a form of civic listening
Staff
May 28, 2026
Poetry belongs where people gather. It can enter a library, a classroom, a transit station, a public square or a commemoration.
Cathy Xinman: But the Young Summer May Not Listen
Cathy Xinman
May 27, 2026
In this poem, summer becomes a symbol of youth itself: bright, restless, and already moving toward the future.
Cathy Xinman: Oh, Mother
Cathy Xinman
May 9, 2026
In this poem, storms, leaves, and the changing seasons are not merely landscapes of nature, but metaphors for a mother’s life.
Anna Yin: Victoria, The Poetry Garden
Staff
April 24, 2026
Three years ago, Pancouver published the Mississauga poet’s poem about Emily Carr. This week, she visited Carr’s house in Victoria.
Cathy Xinman: Timid Leaves
Cathy Xinman
September 20, 2026
Cathy Xinman: Who Extinguished the Stars at Night
Cathy Xinman
August 29, 2026
Cathy Xinman: Celebrating, We No Longer Need a Heart
Cathy Xinman
July 19, 2026
Cathy Xinman: The Secret Language of Soccer
Cathy Xinman
July 3, 2026
Cathy Xinman: Sound
Cathy Xinman
June 21, 2026
Cathy Xinman: Love Prepared for the Rain
Cathy Xinman
June 11, 2026
Cathy Xinman: But the Young Summer May Not Listen
Cathy Xinman
May 27, 2026
Cathy Xinman: Oh, Mother
Cathy Xinman
May 9, 2026
Anna Yin: Victoria, The Poetry Garden
Staff
April 24, 2026
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.