By Leonie O’Sullivan, December 19 2023—
Miranda Krogstad, a previous writer for the Gauntlet, is now a spectacular motivational poet and has just released their first book — Glass Half Full of Poetry. This book of poems is not your … Read the rest
By Mitali Pradhan, September 14 2023—
Samantha Jones, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Calgary in the Geography department, has been working on connecting her science background with her passion for writing. Jones is studying carbon cycling under the … Read the rest
By Reyam Jamaleddine, June 10 2023—
No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark, writes Warsan Shire in Bless the Daughter, Raised by the Voices in her Head.
I have written this piece over, and over … Read the rest
By Ansharah Shakil, April 18 2023—
Award-winning Canadian-Iranian poet Bänoo Zan is coming to Calgary for a poetry reading organized by the University of Calgary on April 19.
For Zan, poetry is an intrinsic part of being human. She spoke … Read the rest
By Sheroog Kubur, December 1 2022—
It’s the murder mystery to end all murder mysteries — Murder on the Orient Express. The classic Agatha Christie story was brought to life at Vertigo Theatre for the opening night of its four-week … Read the rest
By Roog Kubur, April 28 2022—
Wakefield Brewster A.K.A da lyrical pitbull has been announced as Calgary’s 6th poet laureate and the first Black person to receive this title. He is the resident spoken word artist at the Grand Theatre … Read the rest
By Ava Zardynezhad, April 9, 2021—
Although less commonly known and celebrated, April is National Poetry Month. Between all the genres of literature, many might find poetry the most difficult to connect with, which is ironic, because it is — … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, November 23 2018 –
Thomas Gannon Hamilton is a poet, artist and musician. A triple graduate of the University of Calgary, Hamilton studied anthropology and archaeology in his undergraduate degree, going on to earn an MA and … Read the rest
By Nikayla Goddard, November 23 2017 —
Great plays are able to explore what it means to be human. The upcoming production of Metamorphoses from the University of Calgary’s School of the Creative and Performing (SCPA) is no exception.
Based … Read the rest
By Jill Girgulis, November 10 2017 —
It’s taken a few decades, but Calgary poet Richard Harrison finally feels like his writing is “getting better.”
Harrison is the 2017 recipient of the Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language poetry for … Read the rest
