2017-05-04, Canadian Poetry Contest
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2017 Canadian Contest - Adult Category
What it means to be Canadian by Greg Talbot
For me to be a Canadian in the force of life I had no choice in the matter, to be a Canadian, and a Yukon Canadian at that. this is why I am glad I'am a Yukon Canadian. Read more
Poem Image by Joe Zucchiatti
Prayer for Canadians by Joe Zucchiatti
Let this winter be not so brutally cold as the last Read more
Photo: Catherine Millar
What It Means To Be Canadian – A Rhyming Couplet Poem by Catherine Millar
During a trip to Europe many moons ago I travelled with a bunch of friends really in the know. They insisted on parasailing and soon were up and gone; I guarded our stuff on the dock and put sun tan lotion on. Read more
What it means to be Canadian by Eric Hindson
What it means to be Canadian by Eric Hindson
From coast to coast, we do shine Like the light from an azure sea There’s no where else in the world That I’d rather be. Read more
Photo taken by: A kind stranger named Megan
Travelling Across Canada By Alison Dawson
First some background: my family and I joke that; if you have 4 closests for 4 seasons, you may be a Canadian. Without further ado, this submission is my rhyming couplet poem under 200 words. Read more
What it means to be Canadian by James Welscott
Canadian – Living in one of Canada's capitols, near the Arctic Circle Read more
Renate Schmid
What It Means To Be Canadian by Renate Schmid
A Rhyming Couplet inspired by the show “Fly Over Canada” at Canada Place in Vancouver Read more
What it Means to be Canadian by Elise Maltinsky
What it Means to be Canadian What it means to be Canadian, it’s the essence of being free. It’s self determination and democracy, for family, friends and me. Read more
2017 Canadian Contest - Steve Fergusson
If We Could See by Steve Fergusson
If We Could See If we could see from sea to sea to sea, Oh, how wonderful it would be… From snow-capped mountains in the west To sled dogs running in the Quest. Read more
2017 Canadian Contest - Nicole Schroeder
Multiple Nations by Nicole Schroeder
Multiple Nations. Leisurely dancing blades of grain, The stark brightness amidst a dark sky, Forceful mountains of snow graced across terrain. This is where I am from. Read more
2017 Canadian Contest - John Birmingham
Ode to a Canadian by John Birmingham
Ode to a Canadian It’s a feeling, an understanding of sorts It’s an emotion arriving without court That runs through the bones A quiet confidence spread across many zones Read more
2017 Canadian Contest - Jeannine St. Marie
What it means to be Canadian by Jeannine St. Marie
What it means to be Canadian We are a people like this land, wide open and wild, each of us as uniquely brilliant as the northern lights that dance across the sky in iridescent colours, each as diverse as the people who fill this magnificent land. Read more
What it Means to Be Canadian by Danielle Beaubien
What it Means to Be Canadian The rich and bountiful stolen land, connected by dreams of megalomania fallen into disrepair A land of space for all and many more, even on the southern border with the States Read more
2017 Canadian Contest - Jessica Pumphrey
Lakeside Contemplation by Jessica Pumphrey
Lakeside Contemplation This familiar question, this complex quandary, we only seem to solve via the dismissal Read more
2017 Canadian Contest - Brendan Morphet, Photo Credit: Sally Cohen
Eh? to Zed. by Brendan Morphet
Eh? to Zed. Tims in hand, cross country drive has begun. Travel from The Rock to Midnight Sun. Going to chat with folks from across this great nation But…everything I hear requires explanation. Read more
2017 Canadian Contest - Nadine Peters
WHAT BEING CANADIAN MEANS TO ME by Nadine Peters
It's Northern lights with emerald shine Upon a breaking dawn It's long, cold nights that chill your soul As winter lingers on Read more
2017 Canadian Contest - Pam van Kampen
What it means to be Canadian - by Pam van Kampen
The Canada man sat opposite me I, all nervous and prepared And when his judgment came to be These were the learned words he bared Read more
2017 Canadian Contest - Mary Ellen O'Brien
Soaring by Mary Ellen O'Brien
Soaring A red and white kite Soars in the sky, red maple leaf Dazzling in the sun It begins its journey in the east Read more
2017 Canadian Contest - Jose Gonzalo
Diverse Foliage by Jose Gonzalo
Diverse Foliage A leaf releases off its parent tree. Read more