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.

• “Stretching the Space of Realism”:

  By Nicole R. Grimaldi | April 14, 2014

  Author Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer discusses enchantment, realism, & the local politics of her newest novel All The Broken Things. Interview by Nicole R. Grimaldi

• Kisses of Acadian and Gobs of Québécois

  By Jason Freure | April 13, 2014

  Duhamel’s “Zou Bisou Bisou” is Péquiste Politics -- Québécoise

• Getting Back to the Poems—and to Humour

  By E Martin Nolan | April 11, 2014

  E Martin Nolan calls for more humour in criticism, contrasting Daniel Scott Tysdal's launch with the panel with Jason Guriel, Zachariah Wells, & Anita Lahey

• “Anyone Can Write Themselves into Visibility, but Who Reads It?”

  By Jess Taylor | April 7, 2014

  Stephanie Young, author of Ursula or University and Editor at Krupskaya, Answers Questions about Her Work on Her Bay Area Poetry Community -- Jess Taylor

• Changing the Conversation

  By Ryan Pratt | April 5, 2014

  Zachariah Wells, Jason Guriel, and Anita Lahey at the Hamilton edition of the What We Talk About When We Talk About Poetry panel on criticism in Canada

• Critiquing Imbalance

  By Tracy Kyncl | March 31, 2014

  Zachariah Wells, Jason Guriel, and Anita Lahey at the Toronto edition of the What We Talk About When We Talk About Poetry panel on poetry criticism in Canada

• Author Notes: Michael Lauchlan

  By Michael Lauchlan | March 28, 2014

  Recent Puritan author Michael Lauchlan discusses his poems from the Winter 2014 Supplement, Bridging the Literary Border

• The Writing Moment

  By Kris Bone | March 26, 2014

  Kris Bone covers the launch of Daniel Scott Tysdal's The Writing Moment, Stewart Cole's recent Puritan essay and what makes a healthy poetic community.

• Author Notes: Jenny Sampirisi on "How to Cohere"

  By Jenny Sampirisi | March 24, 2014

  Recent Puritan author Jenny Sampirisi describes her process of creating the poem "How to Cohere" from Issue 24: Winter 2014.

• The Aesthetic Tickle

  By Nicole R. Grimaldi | March 22, 2014

  Nicole Grimaldi discusses last week's Pivot, featuring Robyn Doolittle, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, Evan Munday, & Robert Priest, and why we attend live readings

• Preview: Lahey, Guriel, and Wells Speak

  By E Martin Nolan | March 20, 2014

  In Issue XXIV of the Puritan, Stewart Cole expresses his desire for poets to form a "true" community. Will his criteria be met tonight at Ben McNally Books?

• Playing Over the Noise

  By Jason Freure | March 18, 2014

  In Nicole Brossard's latest poetry collection, White Piano, Brossard advocates writing poetry as a means of drowning out the poetry of others.