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From the archives

Object Lessons

Lisa Alward’s debut collection

The Other Side of “Irish Eyes”

Brian Mulroney abroad and at home

But Is It Trash?

Evaluating art in the age of conspicuous consumption

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The Literary Review of Canada welcomes unpublished work by emerging and established Canadian poets. Email your work as a .doc/docx file (and paste it into the body of your message). Individual poems should not exceed fifty lines, including title and blank lines, and submissions should include your full contact information.

There will be two distinct reading periods for 2024 issues. Submissions will only be considered during the times below.

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Please send no more than five poems for consideration in the following sets of issues:

  • The January|February to May issues: submit between October 10, 2023, and November 10, 2023
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