by inannaadmin | Oct 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
On September16, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, was killed in the custody of the morality police because of “improper hijab.” Sparked by her tragic death, a series of peaceful protests all around the country has been brutally cracked down...
by inannaadmin | Oct 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
In this Inanna blog Ilona Martonfi, author of The Tempest introduces Tanka. “TRAINS” p. 20. A blurb by H. Nigel Thomas. Collage Poetry: Ezra Pound’s “CANTOS”. Word of the day: Hurucane, (Demon-spirit of the wind). Sonic hurricane for piano and tape (Youtube). Codex...
by inannaadmin | Jun 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Learn more about The Tempest Ilona reads from her poem, “Pupa” Ilona reads from her poem, “Dandelion Snow”
by inannaadmin | May 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
My childhood was a small planet enveloped by the atmosphere of my grandmother’s stories. All I possessed on my planet was small-scale: home, school, a long narrow street, a couple of alleys, a few people. But what I could have, immeasurably, was made...
by inannaadmin | May 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Requiem I have woven you this wide shroud out of humble words I overheard you use. Everywhere, forever and always, I will never forget one single thing. Requiem by Anna Akhmatova As Akhmatova states in a short prose preface to the work, Rekviem was conceived...
by inannaadmin | May 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
In his 2003 Massey Lecture, the novelist Thomas King—the first person of Cherokee descent invited to be a Massey lecturer—stated: “The truth about stories is that’s all we are.” Stories can transform a culture, but they can also attempt...
by inannaadmin | May 10, 2022 | Job Postings
Job Title: Editorial & Production Assistant/Office Administrator Organization: Inanna Publications and Education, Inc. Location: Toronto Application Deadline: May 24th, 2022 Inanna Publications, housed at York University, is a non-profit, independent...
by inannaadmin | Apr 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, Penn Kemp, Susan McCaslin, and host Richard-Yves Sitoski presented thirty Canadian poets in response to precarious events in the world for a special Oh!Sound online celebration of poetry. What better time...
by inannaadmin | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot I. The Burial of the Dead April is the cruellest month, breedinglilacs out of the dead land, mixingmemory and desire, stirringdull roots with spring rain....
by inannaadmin | Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
I recall a few lines of a narrative poem by Nima Yushij, one of my favorite poets. The character of the story, a poor fisherman coming upon a mermaid one stormy night, says to himself: I must follow my own path/no one will take care of me/amidst the turmoil of...