Poetry

Anne Carson is the closest Canada comes to having a celebrity poet, or a celebrity classicist for that matter. But she probably remains better known than read. In an effort to correct such, Hazlitt presents this handy Carson how-to guide—from where to start to what to watch for.

Reading Dionne Brand's 2001 memoir-travelogue A Map to the Door of No Return gives pause for reflection on being a neighbour in the city.

As Michael Ondaatje's poem "Elimination Dance" proves, making lists can be a serious business. Done right, a list can be read as a kind of accidental poetry and a user's manual to life.

Notes on a reclusive father inspired by the poetry of Don McKay.