Here’s my latest for Read Alberta — a story of early poetry in Alberta and a few of the poets who have called this place home. Enjoy!
101 Books for a Better Calgary
I’m honoured Calgary through the Eyes of Writers is included in this a reading list selected by community leaders —an initiative of the Calgary Public Library Foundation.
1928: The Canadian Authors Meet in Calgary
A glimpse into the week Calgary was “the literary centre of the Dominion.” My latest literary history dive for Read Alberta.
(The group photo above was taken on the steps of Knox United Church and published in the Calgary Herald on July 7, 1928. Do you see any familiar faces?)
1921: A Historic Literary Alberta Spring
A century ago, Alberta writers joined their colleagues across Canada to form the country’s first national association of writers. I tell that story over at Read Alberta .