Arc Poetry Magazine

02/12/2025

Have you sent your best poetry to the Poem of the Year Contest? If not, there are only a few days left in the extended deadline! The $40 entry fee covers submission of one or two poems, and you will receive a 1-year subscription to Arc Poetry Magazine. But you can only have your work named Poem of the Year if you submit, so send us your poems today! More details here: https://buff.ly/3DT9CG4

02/07/2025

Throwback to our past reviews! Another Order by Judith Copithorne is a stunning, timeless collection that blends poetry and visual art into an unforgettable experience. Dive back into the interplay of words, and vivid explorations of language and form, where every page is a celebration of fearless creativity and boundary-breaking beauty. Read the full review on our website: https://buff.ly/3WUQkKr

02/03/2025

Arc Poetry Magazine is looking for volunteers to join our team! Whether you love discovering new poetry or want to support the literary arts behind the scenes, we have a place for you.

First Readers – Read and review poetry submissions, helping shape our magazine.
Board Members & Supporters – Get involved in fundraising, community engagement, events, and digital media to help Arc grow!

If you're passionate about poetry and publishing, we’d love to hear from you! Send your CV & a brief statement of interest to [email protected]

02/01/2025

We're Looking for a Volunteer Vice President!

Arc Poetry Society is seeking a Vice President (Volunteer) to join our Board of Directors! If you're passionate about poetry and the literary arts, this is your chance to help shape the future of one of Canada’s leading poetry organizations.

As VP, you'll support operations, governance, and strategic planning while working closely with our dedicated team. Time commitment: 12-15 hours/month.

If you’re ready to make a difference in the literary world, we’d love to hear from you!

Visit the full posting and apply now at bit.ly/ArcVP2025

02/01/2025

January is coming to a close, but we aren't ready to wrap up the Poem of the Year Contest yet. So, we are now accepting submissions our annual contest until February 15!

There won't be another extension so you'd better submit today! Find all of the contest's rules and guidelines as well as links to submit your work online here: https://buff.ly/45YdiC4

01/30/2025

Flashback to a raw, vulnerable, and deeply personal collection: Fareh Malik’s Streams that Lead Somewhere. His poetry doesn’t shy away from tough conversations tackling racism and the experience of being othered, while at the same time finding humour even in pain, joking that “Islamophobia ain’t so bad.” Read full review on our website: https://buff.ly/4gorZn8

01/24/2025

There is only a week left in January, and that means the Poem Of The Year Contest deadline is almost here! Send your best poetry to us before February 1 for a chance at the big prize. More details here: https://buff.ly/45YdiC4

01/21/2025

After a long wait, we're happy to announce the winners of September and October's Award of Awesomeness: Diane Massam's "Old Witch Glosa" and Elena Johnson's "Dream of a Summerless Summer." You can read both poems on our website.

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01/21/2025

For today's poetry prompt, we're revisiting this prompt from former poetry editor Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang!

01/18/2025

Mormei Zanke’s review of Baby Cerberus focuses in on Natasha Ramoutar’s creation of dream-like realities, mythologies, and fragments of passing memories working against time to capture the ephemera present in the poetic mind but ultimately aware that “In a thousand years, this poem will be forgotten too…” Read full review on our website: https://buff.ly/4h04DW2

01/15/2025

We're trying something a little new this year! The Award of Awesomeness will continue to run each month with a little tweak. Instead of a monthly theme we ask that poems submitted each month be a response to any of the Tuesday Poetry Prompts posted here and in our newsletter.

Simply include the prompt you are responding to at the top of your submission!

Poems will now be judged by Arc Poetry Editors and entries can still be mailed or emailed in by the last day of the month.

We'll also be announcing winners of the fall months contests this week so keep an eye out for more poetry content!

01/10/2025

Now that we're firmly into the new year, this is a good time to check off "submit to Arc's Poem of the Year Contest" from your list of resolutions! The deadline is coming up fast, February 1, so send in those submissions today! More details here: https://buff.ly/45YdiC4

We feature poetry that is woozy, cunning, shearing and wildlike; and prose that offers new perspectives on the verse you thought you knew.

12/30/2024

Tomorrow is the Early Bird deadline for our 2025 Poem of the Year Contest. Don't miss this chance to submit an extra poem free of charge. More details on the contest can be found here: https://buff.ly/45YdiC4

12/21/2024

Jean Van Loon's review of The All + Flesh analyses how Brandi Bird conveys the experience of living through pain, and how the confusion and loss “seep into the speaker’s skin and shape their physical and intellectual being.” Read our full review on our website: https://buff.ly/4ftau4S

12/11/2024

December is well under way, and while it's cold and snowy Rusty Priske is asking for poems about "The North" for this month's Award of Awesomeness. Send us your best poems by the end of December, and any mailed entries will be considered as soon as they arrive. More details on the contest can be found here: https://buff.ly/3o0qYMO

12/10/2024

New review posted by Kim Trainor of Robert Bringhurst's 2023 collection, The Ridge, a long narrative sequence beautifully constructed in a poetic form, focused on the ecological past, present and future of the West Coast of Canada. Read the full review here: https://arcpoetry.ca/editorials/the-ridge-robert-bringhurst/

12/09/2024

Lots of new reviews of great Canadian poetry books will be posted on Arc's website over the next few weeks, so keep you eye on this space. To start, Michael Edwards looks at Anne-Marie Turza's 2022 collection, Fugue With Bedbugs, "a creative rendering of the experience of inhabiting time and space." Read the full review here: https://buff.ly/4ivzN99

12/03/2024

We're halfway through GivingTuesday! Have you considered donating to Arc today? More details on the perks you can receive by joining our exclusive group of donors is available on our website: https://arcpoetry.ca/donate/arc-angels/

GivingTuesday is the world’s largest generosity movement, and this year Arc is asking for donations on December 3rd to support us in publishing and promoting the best Canadian poetry. With a monthly donation of as little as $10, you can join the group of key supporters who keep Arc running strong year-round. For more details, visit our website: https://buff.ly/47t7phB