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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Wanted: The Desert Places
We await The Desert Places, a hybrid text from Robert Kloss and Amber Sparks, with illustrations by Matt Kish. Curbside Splendor will unleash it in October. -
Sports Poems that Work: Mike Spry Edition
In Watching the Watchers, Pt. 2, E Martin Nolan discusses the recent sports poem, "Atrophy and Labour Day Baseball" by Mike Spry, founder of The Barnstormer -
Puritan Editor Tyler Willis Interviewed at Open Book Toronto
An interview with Tyler Willis, Emily Keeler, & Jeremy Hanson-Finger by Andrew Faulkner for Open Book Toronto on Toronto online magazine editing processes. -
Poetry of Lyrics: The Uncluded
Exploring the lyrics of Kimya Dawson and Aesop Rock, joined together as the shambling musical creature known as The Uncluded. -
Sports Poems that Work: James Wright Edition
E Martin Nolan discusses sports poems that work, beginning on "Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio" by poet James Wright. -
“Public Speaking Is a Really Good Idea:” Edward Nixon of Livewords
Toronto's Edward Nixon discusses his reading series Livewords and the Toronto literary reading scene. The second in a series by Jess Taylor. -
P.S.: Priscila Uppal's Sports Poems
More on Priscila Uppal's Sports poems, including commentary on a bad and a good one. -
Sports Poems that Don't Work: Richard Harrison and (Especially) Priscila Uppal Edition
On the difficulty of writing sports poems, and the relative failure of Richard Harrison and Priscila Uppal to do so. -
Others Have Blossomed: Eliza Griswold’s Introduction to Landays
On Poetry Magazine's landay issue, and the Western perspective on a traditional Pashtun form. -
Embracing the Blatantly Poetic: Peter Norman Edition
On Peter Norman's gorgeous and old-fashioned, but fresh, prosody. Built off Stuart Cole's review in The Urge. -
Upcoming Toronto Readings: A Puritan Guide
Upcoming Toronto Readings: A Puritan Guide to What's Worth Seeing in the City over the Next Few Weeks -
Embracing the Blatantly Poetic: Lisa Pasold Edition
On Lisa Pasold's Any Bright Horse, and the modern poem's need to escape from and return to convention.