Vallum
Poetry, essays, reviews, interviews & art
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Founded in 2000 and based in Montreal, Vallum magazine is published biannually. Valllum provides a forum for emerging artists to interact with more established figures while giving them exposure and the confidence to continue with their art. As one of Canada’s top poetry journals with an international focus,Vallum encourages dialogue between Quebec and the rest of Canada and allows Canadian artists to exchange ideas with acclaimed and emerging artists from the United States, Britain, Ireland, Australia, India and other countries around the world.
Notable past contributors include P.K. Page, Paul Muldoon, Franz Wright, Charles Simic, Les Murray, Jan Zwicky, Stephen Dunn, Karen Solie, John Kinsella, Fanny Howe, George Elliott Clarke, Andrew Motion, Erin Mouré, Peter Redgrove, Nicole Brossard, and others.
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This issue includes a wide spectrum of poems—by Erín Moure, Phil Hall, Sonnet L’Abbé, George Elliott Clarke, Shane Book, and others—interpreting the theme scientifically, personally, linguistically, futuristically, among other surprising angles. This issue also features reviews of Alex Manley’s debut collection We Are All Just Animals & Plants, Laura Broadbent’s In On the Great Joke, Rob Taylor’s The News, and A.F. Moritz writes on Brian Campbell’s Shimmer Report. The digital edition boasts additional poetry content, audio recordings of the poems, an exclusive interview with Andy McGuire, and more.
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Interview with Parliamentary Poet George Elliott Clarke! Poems by Jan Zwicky, Peter Dale Scott, Mary Jo Bang, Evelyn Lau, Sina Queyras and more. Reviews by Bill Neumire, Julie Mannell, Megan Callahan, and essay on poetry from Britain and Ireland by James W. Wood.
Pages (PDF): 148
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OPEN THEME. New and exciting work by George Elliott Clarke, Jan Zwicky, John Surowiecki, John Kinsella, Jane Munro,Arthur Sze, Blaine Marchand and much more! Chapbook excerpt, Larix, by Don McKay; and riveting reviews by Bill Neumire, David Swartz and Megan Callahan. Art by Matt Crump.
Pages (PDF): 106
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HUMOR. In the midst of chaos, a little humour is often necessary. Even in the most trying of times, humanity has been able to see the lighter side of things, to commune with the part of life that is meant for happiness and enjoyment. In this issue are amusing renditions by favourite poets David McGimpsey, Lorna Crozier, Mary di Michele, Jon Paul Fiorentino, Gary Barwin, Stuart Ross and many more! Interview with Monica McClure by Jay Winston Ritchie; plus reviews by Patrick M. Pilarski, Danny Jacobs and David Swartz.
Pages (PDF): 118
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SURRENDER. There are many ways in which surrender manifests: joy, despair, a willingness to give up one's "totality" for someone or something other than ourselves. We surrender to vices, to glory, to the divine, to the void. In this issue, poets such as Christopher Levenson, Tim Lilburn, Pamela Porter, Paul Vermeersch, and Leland James, along with artist Maya Flore ask: what does it mean to bend, to yield?
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SPEED. We often wonder what the world would be like if it wasn’t in such a rush. Speed is the defining aspect of the contemporary world. Time slips by at an unprecedented rate. In this issue, poems of Speed and Travel by Jan Zwicky, Karen Solie, Gary Barwin, Evelyn Lau, Iain Higgins and more! An exclusive interview with bill bissett and a review of Ron Silliman and others. Photography by Tobias Hutzler.
