Canadian Poem

by rob mclennan

George Bowering, November flowering
bpNichol, copper pickle

Margaret Atwood, feelin’ that good
Margaret Avison, Harley Davidson

David McFadden, smooth like satin
Peter Van Toorn, acting first-born

Robert Kroetsch, honey toast
Aritha Van Herk, a knowing smirk

Amanda Earl, what lyric curl
Sandra Ridley, sequential medley

Stephen Brockwell, sonnet inkwell
Monty Reid, a garden need

Pearl Pirie, a constant mystery
Lillian Necakov, can never get shoes off

Stephen Collis, nearly tallest
Isabella Wang, her ghazal-twang

Christine McNair, a certain flair
Gil McElroy, narrative Tinkertoy

Gary Barwin, always charmin’
Stuart Ross, dental floss

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Featured by The Blasted Tree: September 28, 2022


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