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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Author Notes: Aaron Tucker
Recent contributor Aaron Tucker discusses pools, oceans, Moby Dick, evolution, Commodore 64s, and his poems from Issue XXI: Spring 2013 of The Puritan. -
Canadian Summer Reading: A List
Jason Freure recommends some Canadian summer reading for the literary voyeur, profiling The Politics of Knives, The Lower Provinces, and Full Frontal T.O. -
First Week on the Job: What Small and Large Scale Literary Events Have to Offer
First Week on the Job: Publicity Agent Tracy Kyncl reports on two literary events from last week in Toronto as Part One of an ongoing series of dispatches. -
Author Notes: Stephen Brockwell
Stephen Brockwell discusses his recent poem "Standard Poodle" from Issue XXI: Spring 2013 of The Puritan. -
In Praise of the Blatantly Poetic—P.P.S: Do You Copy?
On P.P.S: Do You Copy?, and how Margaret Christakos makes the supposed argument between the experimental and lyric seem stupid. -
Author Notes: Catherine Graham
Recent Puritan contributor Catherine Graham discusses Dorothy Molloy, PK Page, and her poetry from Issue XXI: Spring 2013 of The Puritan. -
Author Notes: Eric Lloyd Blix
Eric Lloyd Blix discusses his Puritan story, “Project Ω”, Tweets, Jean Baudrillard, Flannery O'Connor and more. -
Author Notes: Camille Martin
Recent Puritan contributor Camille Martin discusses the influence of Anselm Hollo on her poetry, featured in Issue XXI: Spring 2013 of The Puritan. -
Author Notes: Kevin Hardcastle
Puritan contributor Kevin Hardcastle sits down with the Town Crier to answer a few questions about his story "Bandits" from Issue XXI: Spring 2013. -
The Ruckus Reading Series Brings the Noise to the Danforth
On the Ruckus Reading Series at the Only Cafe, in the Danforth. -
“It's Something You Really Need to See for Yourself:” Alicia Louise Merchant of Write Club and Raconteurs
Toronto's Alicia Louise Merchant discusses her reading series Write Club and Raconteurs. The second in a series by Jess Taylor. -
“There Was a Void of Good, Long Form Sports Writing:” Questions for Mike Spry of The Barnstormer
Questions for Mike Spry, of the Barnstormer, concerning sports poems, essays and fiction, Grantland, and more.