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.

• Ecopoetics in the Era of Climate Crisis: Writing (Building) New Worlds // Jesse Holth

  By Jesse Holth | April 30, 2020

  Guest editor Jesse Holth writes on using ecopoetics to conceive of building a better world as she closes out a month exploring ecopoetics.

• Situating Racialized Ecopoetics: Memory, Geography & Community // Sanna Wani

  By Sanna Wani | April 27, 2020

  Sanna Wani writes on recognizing and claiming ecopoetics, and the place of memory, geography, and community within it, in this guest-edited month.

• Poetry & Protest: On Looking and Moving Forward // Ellen Chang-Richardson

  By Ellen Chang-Richardson | April 23, 2020

  Ellen Chang-Richardson writes about using the power of writing to incite action in this guest edited month looking at ecopoetics.

• A Failure of Words: Climate Anxiety, Poetry, and the Internet // Farah Ghafoor

  By Farah Ghafoor | April 20, 2020

  “Climate anxiety comes from personal inactivity,” argues Farah Ghafoor, in her contribution to our guest edited month exploring ecopoetics.

• Poetry & Resilience: Lung, Muscle, Archive, Beautiful Cell // Kim Trainor

  By Kim Trainor | April 16, 2020

  As part of our guest edited month, author Kim Trainor ruminates on ecopoetics as society navigates the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Writing Isn’t Enough: Working Toward Climate Justice // Claire Caldwell

  By Claire Caldwell | April 13, 2020

  In her contribution to our month exploring ecopoetics, Claire Caldwell discusses some of the inspirations and themes in her collection Gold Rush.

• Decolonizing the Apocalypse through Etuaptmumk // Tiffany Morris

  By Tiffany Morris | April 9, 2020

  Tiffany Morris writes about turning our witness to etuaptmumk as a means of conceiving of the future in our guest edited month exploring Ecopoetics.

• Ecopoetics in the Era of Climate Crisis: Writing Ecological Destruction (and Recovery) // Jesse Holth

  By Jesse Holth | April 6, 2020

  Entering National Poetry Month and Earth Month, Jesse Holth leads us into her guest edited month of discussions on ecopoetics in the climate era.

• Roles and Functions of Criticism? Closing Remarks (and Eternal Questions) // Annick MacAskill

  By Annick MacAskill | March 30, 2020

  Guest editor Annick MacAskill contextualizes this month's look at review culture amidst a global crisis, and introduces further themes and questions to continue a dialogue on reviewing.

• The Bite // Adèle Barclay

  By Adèle Barclay | March 26, 2020

  Adèle Barclay ruminates on duty, obligation, diplomacy and joy in reviewing as part of our guest edited month, “Roles and Functions of Criticism: Comments on our Review Culture."

• The further adventures of rob mclennan, reviewer // rob mclennan

  By rob mclennan | March 23, 2020

  rob mclennan writes about the road he's travelled as a reviewer as part of As part of our guest edited month, “Roles and Functions of Criticism: Comments on our Review Culture.”

• Reviewing with Intention: Negotiating the Ethical Dilemma of a Balanced Review // Sanchari Sur

  By Sanchari Sur | March 19, 2020

  As part of our guest edited month, “Roles and Functions of Criticism: Comments on our Review Culture,”Sanchari Sur writes about “learning the art of speaking your mind.”