Poet jaye simpson on queering and reclaiming the world of poetry February 12, 2021February 25, 2021 Christopher Driscoll The Martlet sat down with poet jaye simpson to talk about their newest poetry collection, it was never going to be okay. From growing up in foster care, working as
The Artlet | Bringing in spring March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Darian Lee Our second edition of the Artlet showcases several works from students that highlight the start of spring.
The Artlet: A showcase of student art and poetry March 4, 2020March 10, 2020 Darian Lee The Martlet is revisiting a section from our paper in the 80’s that showcased student art and writing with the hopes of inspiring students to explore their creative sides. This
Wilde About Sappho reading celebrates 50 years of same-sex relationship legalization in Canada July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Carlee Bouillon Held in the middle of Pride Week, literary event “Wilde About Sappho” took to Victoria City Hall to honour—via a powerful collection of queer literature—that 50 years ago, Canada decriminalized
Prestigious literary magazine celebrates Canada December 10, 2017 Georgia Rudeloff On Saturday, Dec. 2, literary lovers gathered at Munro’s Books to celebrate a new edition of Granta, the prestigious literary journal based out of the United Kingdom founded in 1889...
Festival of Authors impresses for second year October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 Aleesha Koersen There’s something enchanting about the beginning of fall in this city. People still wear the optimism of summer but are propelled by the need to take in something other than...
Victoria Festival of Authors returns for second year September 12, 2017 Kaitlyn Kokoska The Victoria Festival of Authors will bring together writers and readers together during its second annual festival. The festival, celebrating local and national authors, runs for five days from Sept....
What the soul does want: new Lorna Crozier poetry June 8, 2017June 7, 2017 Juliana Rupchan What the Soul Doesn’t Want is Lorna Crozier’s seventeenth book of poetry, and the mastery that comes with long practice certainly shows. The collection launched with a reading at Munro’s...
With the immortal Xenotext, poetry gets stranger than fiction March 31, 2016March 30, 2016 Lee van der Kamp The “world’s best-selling poet,” University of Calgary’s Christian Bök, is hard at work on The Xenotext, a project for which he’s used genetic modification to implant an enciphered poem into...
POETRY: Fermented Love March 17, 2016March 16, 2016 Simone Blais Fermented Love I’ve been sipping on my own vanity for too long and the tea bag’s turned me bitter. I’ve been yours for so long that I’ve forgotten I am my own...
