Canadian poet Kateri Lanthier explores the relevance of the age-old art of poetry in our modern lives.

Kateri Lanthier’s poems have been published in many journals in Canada, the United States and England. Her poem “The Coin Under the Leftmost Sliding Cup” won the 2013 Walrus Poetry Prize and was included in Best Canadian Poetry 2014 (Tightrope Books). She is a full member of the League of Canadian Poets and has taught creative writing at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Her collected poems are published in Reporting from Night (Iguana Books, 2011) and Siren (Signal Editions, Véhicule Press, 2017).

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