The Town Crier

The Town Crier operated as a hub for criticism and commentary, connecting a community of writers, readers, and commentators through social media, and focusing on the interplay of literary opinion in and around the city of Toronto until its closure in February 2021.

• BC Publishing Spotlight: Who Said I'm Not Vilified?

  By Nathaniel G Moore | July 4, 2016

  Nathaniel G Moore interviews Catherine Owen about her poetry, citing Carolyn Zanailo, Marie-Claire Blais, Patrik Jandak, and Noelle Allen.

• Author Note: David Ishaya Osu

  By David Ishaya Osu | June 29, 2016

  David Ishaya Osu talks about his poem "Playthings," citing Uche Nduka, Ocean Vuong, Anne Sexton, and Michael Ondaatje.

• Author Note: Elana Wolff

  By Elana Wolff | June 27, 2016

  Elana Wolff, author of "Year of the Horse," featured in Issue 31 of The Puritan, on music and poetry, citing Oliver Sacks and Basia Bulat.

• MicroLit Review: Fenylalanine Publishing

  By Jeremy Luke Hill | June 24, 2016

  Jeremy Luke Hill reviews Fenylalanine Publishing, citing Christian Bök's Eunoia, Vocamus Press, and Bieke Stengos.

• Imagining Working: A Review of Zane Koss’s Warehouse Zone

  By John Nyman | June 22, 2016

  John Nyman reviews Zane Koss's chapbook Warehouse Zone published by micro-press Publication Studio in Guelph, Ontario.

• Introducing the MicroLit Reviews Series

  By Jason Freure | June 20, 2016

  Jason Freure, manager of The Town Crier, introduces his new series on microliterature, citing Jeremy Luke Hill, John Nyman, and Lord Rochester.

• Raptors, Dive Bars, and Failing to Quit: A Conversation with Eva HD

  By Suzanna Derewicz | June 17, 2016

  Eva HD talks to Suzanna Derewicz about her books, Rotten Perfect Mouth and Shiner, citing The Raptors, Cathal Kelly, and Michel Tremblay.

• An Interview with Daniel Perry

  By Jason Freure | June 15, 2016

  Daniel Perry talks to Jason Freure about his short fiction collection, Hamburger, citing Martin Scorsese, Charles Bukowski, and The Arctic Monkeys.

• Talking Poetry, Comedy, and Sex with Vincent Colistro

  By Catriona Wright | June 13, 2016

  Puritan contributor Vincent Colistro talks to Catriona Wright about the intersection of poetry and comedy, and his book Late Victorians

• Author Note: Claire Kelly

  By Claire Kelly | June 10, 2016

  Claire Kelly on walking poetry, finding home, and falling in adult love, citing Palimpsest Press.

• (En)title(d): Facts and Fiction

  By Clio Em | June 8, 2016

  Clio Em explores the morality of clickbait, citing Ann Leckie, Will Oremus, and Jazmine Hughes.

• Queering Poetry: An Interview with Amber Dawn

  By Daniel Zomparelli | June 6, 2016

  Amber Dawn talks to Daniel Zomparelli about queer poetry, citing Sapphire, Robertson Davies, and Adrienne Rich.