G-paw (Grandfather)
Tala Whiting pays tribute to her grandfather in this poem about his life.
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Category: Poetry
Portal’s Portfolio Spotlight Series
Portal hosts its first poetry night of 2022 with Charlie Petch and student readers Tammi Carto,...
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What Makes a Poet?
A gathering of students listens attentively inside the student lounge in building 355 on...
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The Role of the Preserved Poem
Acclaimed poet A.F. Moritz is the 2021–2022 Ralph Gustafson Distinguished Poet at VIU. Moritz has...
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Juno-Award-Winning Lillian Allen to Deliver Reading and Lecture
As part of VIU’s Global Citizens Week, Juno-award-winning poet Lillian Allen will be...
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Greyhound Ride
It was a greyhound back of the bus love story. His name was DeVon. Tall, lithe, black as night. He...
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Pinnacle Internalization
When confronted in life with two options, to choose the road used over and over again or the road...
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I Went to the Sun Once
Rufus woke up and something was very wrong He could feel it in his bone, still wet yet somehow...
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Compassion Fatigue
Resentment looks a lot like Narcan in a sharp and feels like it’s forcing out my will. I grab them...
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Ode to Greta
O’ earth, my muse, tell me of your young heroine who travelled far by catamaran. She suffered her...
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