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.

• The Crier Presents: The Writing Moment

  By Daniel Scott Tysdal | January 16, 2014

  Daniel Scott Tysdal introduces a new feature & contest in anticipation of his forthcoming book, "The Writing Moment: A Practical Guide to Creating Poems."

• From the Vaults: Martin Balgach

  By Martin Balgach | January 14, 2014

  What do you get when you combine automatic writing with an emphasis on "rhetorical coherence"? As Martin Balgach explains, it's "Thrill Wanting Wormhole."

• Out with the Old

  By Tracy Kyncl | January 14, 2014

  2014's first Brockton Writers Series: J.M. Frey dodges bullets, Katie Boland thinks a corpse looks good in a suit, and Sully reads for prospective cats.

• From the Vaults: Amanda Earl

  By Amanda Earl | January 11, 2014

  Poet Amanda Earl, Issue 17 contributor, on the challenge of the ghazal, cheating, Jack Spicer, and the place of poetry.

• “Don’t Wait—Start Your Own Thing”

  By Jess Taylor | January 10, 2014

  Poets Dale Smith and Hoa Nguyen explain how their West Coast-learned DIY attitude has informed Skanky Possum's community-building readings.

• Street Culture

  By Jason Freure | January 9, 2014

  Find out what it takes to run a great used book and record store in this interview with Neill Cunningham, proprietor of Pandemonium on Dundas West.

• Author Notes: Nathan Slinker

  By Nathan Slinker | January 7, 2014

  Nathan Slinker explains why he chose a fragmented method of composition for his Thomas Morton Memorial Prize-winnning poem, "New Pastoral".

• The Puritan Marks Its Progress

  By Spencer Gordon & Tyler Willis | January 6, 2014

  The Puritan Editors Spencer Gordon & Tyler Willis discuss days gone by and what's next for Team P.

• The Burden and the Baggage

  By E. Martin Nolan | January 5, 2014

  Ted Nolan revisits the poetry PUPPY FIGHT in response to Carmine Starnino's recent CV2 interview, CWILA, Jason Guriel, and Helen Guri.

• From the Vaults: PUPPY FIGHT!

  By E. Martin Nolan | January 5, 2014

  Is there anything more harmless than two puppies sparring? As Ted Nolan discovers, it might be Jan Zwicky and Michael Lista arguing about poetry.

• Author Notes: Aurora Brackett

  By Aurora Brackett | January 4, 2014

  Aurora Brackett, Fiction Winner of the Second Annual Thomas Morton Memorial Prize, talks about her story, published in Puritan 23, “The Edge of Mercury.”

• Welcome the Uninvited

  By Niall McArdle | January 4, 2014

  Niall McArdle talks with author and musician Misha Bower, of Toronto indie act Bruce Peninsula, about her new collection "Music for Uninvited Guests."