
As Calgary’s poet laureate, I’m interested in poetry as a form of civic listening
Poetry belongs where people gather. It can enter a library, a classroom, a transit station, a public square or a commemoration.

Poetry belongs where people gather. It can enter a library, a classroom, a transit station, a public square or a commemoration.

Qian Liu, the author of a book on this subject, explains why the children of immigrants often feel such pressure to succeed.

Intimate racism exists in close relationships, and it requires special attention, according to academics.

“For Eid we have to call in sick and I don’t like that,” says a student in Albera. “You should have the day off school.”
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.
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