Issue No. 1 [ECOLOGY]

It is with gratitude that you are welcomed to the inaugural issue of Red Alder Review. This digital blog-based publication, in its first iteration, features the work of poets and writers, including: Frances BoyleAaron SandbergMaria S. PiconeJoel Robert FergusonNatasha KingLily KlinekZach Murphy Red Alder Review Issue No. 1 (Fall 2020)Download Here For this issue, the …

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Along Mount Pleasant – Steffi Tad-y

As part of Red Alder Review's Open Mic series – Q&A and poem from Steffi Tad-y. (Q&A) How do you normally connect to the poetry/literary community?  When I can, I love attending readings at Massy Books, SFU Lunch Poems, arts & literary festivals in Vancouver.  I also feel very lucky each time I get to be with writers and …

Two Excerpts – Aaron Schneider

As part of Red Alder Review's Open Mic series – Q&A and two excerpts from Aaron Schneider. (Q&A) Red Alder Review (RA): How do you normally connect to the literary and writing community? Aaron Schneider (AS): A great deal of my interactions with other writers are online. With Amy Mitchell, I run The Temz Review, which is an online …

Loch Ness Whiplash – David Ly

As part of Red Alder Review‘s Open Mic series – Q&A and poem from David Ly. (Q&A) Red Alder Review (RA): How do you normally connect to the literary and writing community? David Ly (DL): More and more, I am connecting through social media. I think it’s really great that we can all be instantly connected through Twitter and …

Ice core samples from an ailing body – df parizeau

As part of Red Alder Review‘s Open Mic series – Q&A and poem from df parizeau. (Q&A) Red Alder Review (RA): How do you normally connect to the poetry/literary community?df parizeau (df): I’m a bookseller at Iron Dog Books, which is my most immediate, day-to-day connection. Normally, a part of this would involve helping to coordinate and host author …

Notes from an April – Raoul Fernandes

As part of Red Alder Review's on-going Open Mic series – Q&A and poem from Raoul Fernandes. (Q&A) Red Alder Review (RA): How do you normally connect to the poetry/literary community? Raoul Fernandes (RF): The way I usually connect is through attending readings and events. I’m on the board for Real Vancouver Writers Series and a member of the …

From Binge: A Long Poem – Dina Del Bucchia

As part of Red Alder Review's Open Mic series - Q&A and poem from Dina Del Bucchia. (Q&A) Red Alder Review (RA): How do you normally connect to the poetry/literary community?  Dina Del Bucchia (DD): Usually I’m out at events all the time, in addition to hosting and organizing events, including a reading series. Despite …

Open Mic continues with updates

As this is the last day of poetry month, I wish to thank all of Red Alder Review's Open Mic contributors for their poems and Q&A conversations. For readers and for contributors, I hope this series has felt like a sort of connection to literary community, sharing perspectives on craft and work in this usual …

tumbling – Jónína Kirton

As part of Red Alder Review's Open Mic series - Q&A and poem from Jónína Kirton. (Q&A) Red Alder Review (RA): How do you normally connect to the poetry/literary community?  Jónína Kirton (JK): As one living with a chronic health condition, social media has always been my lifeline. Given my health issues I prefer smaller, …

Zuihitsu for Chris Kraus – Elee Kraljii Gardiner

As part of Red Alder Review's Open Mic series - Q&A and poem from Elee Kraljii Gardiner. (Q&A) Red Alder Review (RA): How do you normally connect to the poetry/literary community?  Elee Kraljii Gardiner (EKG): I talk to a lot of writers, all over the place, on different platforms, about writing and non-writing related things. …