City Fidelia releases a scathing confrontation of police brutality

 As the Black Lives Matter movement has gained momentum after the brutal murder of George Floyd, it is important to recognize the violence and dehumanization Black people have experienced for generations. While it is critical to raise awareness about police brutality, it is also important to celebrate the achievements Black

The power of poetry / Q&A with Spoken word poet Brandon Wint

 Though he now calls Edmonton home, poet Brandon Wint says much of what shaped his art can be owed to what he calls being "a child of Ottawa's creative commuity." Here, he says, is where he truly began to know himself and see more clearly what he could offer the world

Slammin’ in the Capital

 Poster courtesy of Madeleine Kelly The Capital Poetry Collective brings the art of slam poetry to Ottawa. Their next show is Capital Slam, which takes place on Saturday, November 21 at Origin Studio at 57 Lyndale Ave in Hintonburg. A “slam” is a poetry competition in which poets perform original

Remembrance Day

 Photo by Sofie Sharom. The Fields of Honour By Frank Baile Ranked by no rank, Lie the fallen, Testaments to a courage that, Few foreknew until that time. When something stirred in them, Like a sign, but more, That made each say, There must go I! Not all are here,

Gratitude

 I offer my gratitude To everything on earth That’s as sweet to the eye As glistening cherry blossoms Under a clear blue sky To the early morning light At the dawn of day To the dew that washes A flowers wrinkles away To the sound of thunder And the rain’s