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Priscila Uppal

Priscila Uppal is a poet, short story writer, novelist and professor of humanities and English at York University. Her latest book of poetry, Ontological Necessities, was shortlisted for the 2007 Griffin Prize. Her work has been translated into several languages.

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Poet’s Corner

Dispatches from the Olympic Games January–February 2010
Poet Priscila Uppal shares dispatches and poems from the Olympics and Paralympics. When the Olympics came to Vancouver in 2010, Priscila Uppal shared poems and other writings that she developed as an LRC correspondent and poet-in-residence for the athlete charity, Canadian Athletes Now (CANFund). Later, these poems were collected and published in a book…
It’s true. It happened. And against all odds, all three Arrived on time. Forced to choose Among them, he hid Under the desk. He held his breath. The women waited. They were not impatient. Not after all the hassle Just to get here. In fact, they traded Passports. Mugshots. They sang a few tunes From the Old…