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This week’s One Minute Poem! Mohamad Kebbewar reads “Aleppo, Rise from the Rubble”

You can find Mohamad’s poem on our YouTube Channel, as well as on all of our social media platforms.

By kind permission of the poet and Grey Borders Books.

Mohamad Kebbewarwas born and raised in Aleppo. Immigrating to Canada at age 19, Kebbewar earned a degree in history from Concordia University before becoming a graphic designer. Recent chapbooks include The Soap of Aleppo, Children of War, and Evacuate. He’s putting the final touches on his first novel, The Bones of Aleppo.

This week’s One Minute Poem! nathan deck reads “More from An Era For Advertising”

You can find nathan’s poem on our YouTube Channel, as well as on all of our social media platforms.

By kind permission of the poet and Buckrider Books.

nathan dueck’s middle name is russel, which means his initials spell “nrd.” His folks tell him that nobody used that word when he was born, but dictionaries say otherwise. He is the author of king’s(mère) (Turnstone Press) and he’ll (Pedlar Press). Born in Winnipeg, he completed his PhD at the University of Calgary and now lives in Cranbrook, BC, where he is a creative writing and English instructor at the College of the Rockies.

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