In the age of AI, human creative output is becoming a luxury
Staff
May 11, 2026
The “AI disclosure penalty” reminds us that the consumption of art is not tied to purely aesthetic considerations.
Tag: poetry
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: Falling Petals
Cathy Xinman
April 16, 2026
“Falling Petals” is a poem about letting go, remembering without being crushed, and finding a reason to face tomorrow.
Cathy Xinman: Do Not Heal
Cathy Xinman
March 22, 2026
The poem juxtaposes elements such as AI, tariffs, and oil prices with the ephemeral presence of the cherry blossom.
The Best Poems of the Year by Chinese Poets & Writers of the World 2025 rises to top of Amazon list of new Asian poetry releases
Charlie Smith
March 15, 2026
According to B.C.-based editor-in-chief Cathy Xinman, poetry offers a quiet form of cultural exchange in difficult times.
Cathy Xinman: The Rose Doesn’t Know
Cathy Xinman
March 7, 2026
Xinman traces the journey of a rose—its beauty, its silence, its mortality—and invites us to witness how love persists in a world of turmoil.
The Brave Spring: A New Year’s Greeting
Cathy Xinman
February 16, 2026
In this New Year’s ode for the Year of the Horse, The Brave Spring weaves a warm fable around the thread of “sugar”.
Cathy Xinman: Love—an Unsolicited Light
Cathy Xinman
February 14, 2026
On Valentine’s Day, a B.C. poet asks what comes first—love or the morning?
Cathy Xinman: The River Cannot Be Blamed
Cathy Xinman
February 6, 2026
The River Cannot Be Blamed explores affection as a natural, unstoppable current—deep, sometimes dangerous, yet irresistible.
In the age of AI, human creative output is becoming a luxury
Staff
May 11, 2026
Cathy Xinman: Oh, Mother
Cathy Xinman
May 9, 2026
Anna Yin: Victoria, The Poetry Garden
Staff
April 24, 2026
Cathy Xinman: Falling Petals
Cathy Xinman
April 16, 2026
Cathy Xinman: Do Not Heal
Cathy Xinman
March 22, 2026
Cathy Xinman: The Rose Doesn’t Know
Cathy Xinman
March 7, 2026
The Brave Spring: A New Year’s Greeting
Cathy Xinman
February 16, 2026
Cathy Xinman: Love—an Unsolicited Light
Cathy Xinman
February 14, 2026
Cathy Xinman: The River Cannot Be Blamed
Cathy Xinman
February 6, 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.
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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.