poetry
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The enduring power and importance of poetry
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I will preface this by saying I was once quite anti-poetry. Having grown up only reading it when I was required to for various English classes, I believed it to be dense and frustrating to interpret. This was only further confirmed by the time I was forced to write a Shakesperean sonnet in tenth grade. No, I…
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Wild Writers Literary Festival returns for 11th year
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From Oct. 28-30 the Wild Writers Literary Festival returned for another year of connecting Canadian writers and authors of all backgrounds and levels of experience. The annual event is hosted by The New Quarterly literary magazine. 2022 not only marked the 11th anniversary of the festival, but also a return to in person festivities. I…
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Editor’s Note: Coping with catastrophizing
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Quite often – and by that I mean almost daily – my mind jumps to the worst possible conclusion of nearly every scenario and I dwell on any number of my various fears and perceived failures. Get a phone call out of the blue? Obviously, it’s some sort of devastating news. Random ache or pain?…
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Creative writing celebrated at Taking Flight Night
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Taking Flight Night is the first annual reading night for the English Students Association where winners of a writing contest got the opportunity to read their work aloud. “At one time, it was just an English club run solely by one individual until the [undergraduate] arts society decided to make it run more efficiently by…
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Poetic justice served in the form of three standout writers
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If you’re looking for a way to express your love to your significant other this Valentine’s Day but simply don’t know how, or if you’re trying to expose yourself to a new perspective of self-love, there’s nothing more personal (or cheesy) than a good poem. Poetry is a creative and personal way to express deep…
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Opting in for the better of the student body
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Last week’s edition of The Cord contained an article about student fees that I found concerning. The author argued that students who feel they are not directly benefiting from services funded by their student fees should opt-out. That is a monumentally bad idea, not just for the person opting out, but for all the other…
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Balderdash series shines light on WLU literary community
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The Balderdash Reading Series held their first event on the night of Jan. 25, in the Wilfrid Laurier University Robert Langen Art Gallery. Eager bibliophiles filled the room, excited to hear selected readings from a few of the best modern Canadian authors. The event was created to fulfill a need in the Laurier literary community.…
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Poetry: a late but promising entrant to Instagram fame
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When Instagram came into the world six years ago, it was geared towards photographers. The point of this new social media platform was to tell stories visually, with only a short caption to complement the photograph. Like Facebook, Instagram has evolved as more and more users test different ways they can use the platform. Instagram…
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