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.
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Beyond the Rob Ford Sublime
E Martin Nolan, transfixed by the outsized figure of Rob Ford, asks whether Ford's politics can be disregarded in the light of recent scandal. -
From the Vaults: Andrew Boden
Andrew Boden discusses how his story, Issue XVII's "The Half-Life of Salvador Barbary," was partially inspired by Steve Featherstone's visit to Chernobyl. -
Causing a Ruckus
Tracy Kyncl discusses Sunday's "Ruckus Readings Volume V: There’s a Rucker Born Every Minute," featuring Terri Favro, Becky Blake, and Andrew Faulkner. -
From the Vaults: Jenna Jarvis
Jenna Jarvis discusses the car crash that inspired her poem "Untoward" in Issue XV, making it clear that Robert Kroetsch wasn't actually in her car. -
Jigsaw Noir
Jason Freure reviews Cory McCallum and Matthew Daley's heavily stylized graphic novellete The Pig Sleep. -
“A Gesture That Warms”
Jess Taylor talks to Mat Laporte and Brenda Whiteway on the subject of house readings and The Contemporary Poetry Reading Group. -
From the Vaults: Anna Maxymiw
Anna Maxymiw, contributor to Issue XVII of The Puritan, discusses how writing "glosas" help her enter into dialogues with the dead. -
It’s Always Good to Try New Things
Tracy Kyncl discusses the recently-moved Rower's Pub Reading Series at Measure, and the inaugral meeting of the Wonderful Women Writers Series at OISE. -
Why Bother, Bernardo Soares?
André Babyn answers the question that's on everybody's mind: whether seminal Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa would have liked Nineties alt-rock band Weezer. -
From the Vaults: Rebecca Rosenblum
Rebecca Rosenblum, contributor to Issue VIII, talks about her story and remembers a time when the line between “crush” and “stalking” wasn’t so clear. -
Rob Ford: Wearing the Wrong Tie Badly
In the wake of Rob Ford's most recent scandal E Martin Nolan attempts to find empathy for the Toronto mayor, but is thwarted by an awful tie. -
Learning From Gilmour
Phoebe Wang provides a critical anatomy of media responses to the David Gilmour scandal, from Barbara Amiel at Maclean's to Lucia Lorenzi at rabble.ca.
