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💫”I am looking for poems that are hungry, a sickly ravenous, mouth full of saliva and found wanting, unafraid to bite down and hard.
November 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
💫”I am looking for poems that are hungry, a sickly ravenous, mouth full of saliva and found wanting, unafraid to bite down and hard.
There's still time to register for this free zine-making workshop!!
If you or someone you know in Winnipeg is aged 16-18 and wants to explore poetry and art under the guidance of an experienced workshop leader, follow the link for more info and to register!
contemporaryverse2.ca/poetry-zine-...
If you or someone you know in Winnipeg is aged 16-18 and wants to explore poetry and art under the guidance of an experienced workshop leader, follow the link for more info and to register!
contemporaryverse2.ca/poetry-zine-...
October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
There's still time to register for this free zine-making workshop!!
If you or someone you know in Winnipeg is aged 16-18 and wants to explore poetry and art under the guidance of an experienced workshop leader, follow the link for more info and to register!
contemporaryverse2.ca/poetry-zine-...
If you or someone you know in Winnipeg is aged 16-18 and wants to explore poetry and art under the guidance of an experienced workshop leader, follow the link for more info and to register!
contemporaryverse2.ca/poetry-zine-...
🐛Good news for the dawdlers and dilly-dalliers... We’ve extended the final deadline for the Foster Poetry Prize by one week and one week only! 🦋
You now have until next Friday, Nov 7, at 11:59pm CST to submit those prize-winning poems!
You now have until next Friday, Nov 7, at 11:59pm CST to submit those prize-winning poems!
October 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🐛Good news for the dawdlers and dilly-dalliers... We’ve extended the final deadline for the Foster Poetry Prize by one week and one week only! 🦋
You now have until next Friday, Nov 7, at 11:59pm CST to submit those prize-winning poems!
You now have until next Friday, Nov 7, at 11:59pm CST to submit those prize-winning poems!
Workshop announcement! Open to youth ages 16 - 18 in Winnipeg, this free, in-person zine workshop is hosted by Anneliese Schoppe and CV2 staff. Exploring themes of community and place, participants will discuss contemporary Canadian poetry and create their own zines.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Workshop announcement! Open to youth ages 16 - 18 in Winnipeg, this free, in-person zine workshop is hosted by Anneliese Schoppe and CV2 staff. Exploring themes of community and place, participants will discuss contemporary Canadian poetry and create their own zines.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Have you seen our Summer Issue yet?
With only a precious one or two copies of our earliest issues left, we feel so lucky to have a window back to the 1970's to see this special 50th Anniversary issue's archival poems in their original context.
With only a precious one or two copies of our earliest issues left, we feel so lucky to have a window back to the 1970's to see this special 50th Anniversary issue's archival poems in their original context.
October 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Have you seen our Summer Issue yet?
With only a precious one or two copies of our earliest issues left, we feel so lucky to have a window back to the 1970's to see this special 50th Anniversary issue's archival poems in their original context.
With only a precious one or two copies of our earliest issues left, we feel so lucky to have a window back to the 1970's to see this special 50th Anniversary issue's archival poems in their original context.
✨We are so fortunate to announce that this year’s Foster Poetry Prize judge is the brilliant and luminous jaye simpson! ✨
October 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
✨We are so fortunate to announce that this year’s Foster Poetry Prize judge is the brilliant and luminous jaye simpson! ✨
One month until the early bird deadline!
Are you an emerging poet who has not yet published a full-length poetry collection? The Foster Prize awards $1000 and publication in CV2 to the 1st place winner!
Submit by Oct. 1st to include an extra poem. More info: contemporaryverse2.ca/foster-poetr...
Are you an emerging poet who has not yet published a full-length poetry collection? The Foster Prize awards $1000 and publication in CV2 to the 1st place winner!
Submit by Oct. 1st to include an extra poem. More info: contemporaryverse2.ca/foster-poetr...
September 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
One month until the early bird deadline!
Are you an emerging poet who has not yet published a full-length poetry collection? The Foster Prize awards $1000 and publication in CV2 to the 1st place winner!
Submit by Oct. 1st to include an extra poem. More info: contemporaryverse2.ca/foster-poetr...
Are you an emerging poet who has not yet published a full-length poetry collection? The Foster Prize awards $1000 and publication in CV2 to the 1st place winner!
Submit by Oct. 1st to include an extra poem. More info: contemporaryverse2.ca/foster-poetr...
Summer Issue Launch TOMORROW!!
We're so excited to announce our line-up of readers for the launch of the Summer 2025 Issue of CV2!
Join us August 28th at 7pm Central Time for this free online event. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We're so excited to announce our line-up of readers for the launch of the Summer 2025 Issue of CV2!
Join us August 28th at 7pm Central Time for this free online event. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
August 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Summer Issue Launch TOMORROW!!
We're so excited to announce our line-up of readers for the launch of the Summer 2025 Issue of CV2!
Join us August 28th at 7pm Central Time for this free online event. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We're so excited to announce our line-up of readers for the launch of the Summer 2025 Issue of CV2!
Join us August 28th at 7pm Central Time for this free online event. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
✨In honour of our 50th anniversary issue, we’ve been wandering through the archive. This issue brings back gems from M. NourbeSe Philip, Larissa Lai, and many more brilliant voices. ✨
📖 Join us this Thursday at 7pm for the launch! Register through the link in bio!
📖 Join us this Thursday at 7pm for the launch! Register through the link in bio!
August 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
✨In honour of our 50th anniversary issue, we’ve been wandering through the archive. This issue brings back gems from M. NourbeSe Philip, Larissa Lai, and many more brilliant voices. ✨
📖 Join us this Thursday at 7pm for the launch! Register through the link in bio!
📖 Join us this Thursday at 7pm for the launch! Register through the link in bio!
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Can you believe our 2025 Fiction Contest closes in less than a month?! Don't miss your chance to submit!
This year's contest is being judged by Anuja Varghese.
Prize: $2000 + Publication
Deadline: September 2, 2025
Guidelines: thefiddlehead.ca/contests/fic...
This year's contest is being judged by Anuja Varghese.
Prize: $2000 + Publication
Deadline: September 2, 2025
Guidelines: thefiddlehead.ca/contests/fic...
August 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Can you believe our 2025 Fiction Contest closes in less than a month?! Don't miss your chance to submit!
This year's contest is being judged by Anuja Varghese.
Prize: $2000 + Publication
Deadline: September 2, 2025
Guidelines: thefiddlehead.ca/contests/fic...
This year's contest is being judged by Anuja Varghese.
Prize: $2000 + Publication
Deadline: September 2, 2025
Guidelines: thefiddlehead.ca/contests/fic...
You're invited to the launch of the Summer issue! This special extended issue features archival poems from CV2's first 25 years and new work from emerging poets celebrating their first print publication!
Aug. 28th, 7pm CT on Zoom. Free, but registration is required: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Aug. 28th, 7pm CT on Zoom. Free, but registration is required: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
August 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
You're invited to the launch of the Summer issue! This special extended issue features archival poems from CV2's first 25 years and new work from emerging poets celebrating their first print publication!
Aug. 28th, 7pm CT on Zoom. Free, but registration is required: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Aug. 28th, 7pm CT on Zoom. Free, but registration is required: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The Summer 2025 issue of CV2 is here! Featuring beautiful, Winnipeg-summer-celebratory cover photography by Julio César Assis, this expanded issue is unlike anything else we’ve ever published. Get your copy here: contemporaryverse2.ca/issues/summe...
More details about this special issue below!
More details about this special issue below!
August 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The Summer 2025 issue of CV2 is here! Featuring beautiful, Winnipeg-summer-celebratory cover photography by Julio César Assis, this expanded issue is unlike anything else we’ve ever published. Get your copy here: contemporaryverse2.ca/issues/summe...
More details about this special issue below!
More details about this special issue below!
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I am so grateful to CV2 for this delightful lexical challenge. And to the friends who encouraged and wrote alongside me. And to Hollie Adams who selected my strange animal- and grief-filled poem as the winner.
We’re thrilled to announce the 2-Day Poem Contest winners, chosen by our judge Hollie Adams; our editors; our editor’s mom; and you!
These poets crafted stunning poems using a dastardly ten-word list, and you’ll get to read them in our Fall issue! The winners: contemporaryverse2.ca/2025-2-day-p...
These poets crafted stunning poems using a dastardly ten-word list, and you’ll get to read them in our Fall issue! The winners: contemporaryverse2.ca/2025-2-day-p...
August 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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We’re thrilled to announce the 2-Day Poem Contest winners, chosen by our judge Hollie Adams; our editors; our editor’s mom; and you!
These poets crafted stunning poems using a dastardly ten-word list, and you’ll get to read them in our Fall issue! The winners: contemporaryverse2.ca/2025-2-day-p...
These poets crafted stunning poems using a dastardly ten-word list, and you’ll get to read them in our Fall issue! The winners: contemporaryverse2.ca/2025-2-day-p...
August 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We’re thrilled to announce the 2-Day Poem Contest winners, chosen by our judge Hollie Adams; our editors; our editor’s mom; and you!
These poets crafted stunning poems using a dastardly ten-word list, and you’ll get to read them in our Fall issue! The winners: contemporaryverse2.ca/2025-2-day-p...
These poets crafted stunning poems using a dastardly ten-word list, and you’ll get to read them in our Fall issue! The winners: contemporaryverse2.ca/2025-2-day-p...
Inspiration is abundant this summer and lucky for you - there’s plenty of time to submit by our Early Bird Deadline: October 1st!
💫 Did you know that if you submit to the Foster Poetry Prize in the month and a half, you can include an extra poem in your submission, free of charge? 💫
💫 Did you know that if you submit to the Foster Poetry Prize in the month and a half, you can include an extra poem in your submission, free of charge? 💫
August 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Inspiration is abundant this summer and lucky for you - there’s plenty of time to submit by our Early Bird Deadline: October 1st!
💫 Did you know that if you submit to the Foster Poetry Prize in the month and a half, you can include an extra poem in your submission, free of charge? 💫
💫 Did you know that if you submit to the Foster Poetry Prize in the month and a half, you can include an extra poem in your submission, free of charge? 💫
Last chance to vote for the People's Choice Award!
Follow the link to read the poems and vote for one of the four finalists!
Voting closes TODAY, Monday, August 11th, at 11:59pm CT. Stay tuned: the winners in all categories will be announced later this week!
contemporaryverse2.ca/the-2025-2-d...
Follow the link to read the poems and vote for one of the four finalists!
Voting closes TODAY, Monday, August 11th, at 11:59pm CT. Stay tuned: the winners in all categories will be announced later this week!
contemporaryverse2.ca/the-2025-2-d...
August 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Last chance to vote for the People's Choice Award!
Follow the link to read the poems and vote for one of the four finalists!
Voting closes TODAY, Monday, August 11th, at 11:59pm CT. Stay tuned: the winners in all categories will be announced later this week!
contemporaryverse2.ca/the-2025-2-d...
Follow the link to read the poems and vote for one of the four finalists!
Voting closes TODAY, Monday, August 11th, at 11:59pm CT. Stay tuned: the winners in all categories will be announced later this week!
contemporaryverse2.ca/the-2025-2-d...
Announcing the shortlist for the People's Choice Award in the 2025 2-Day Poem Contest!
Follow the link below to read the four finalists and pick your favourite! Voting closes Monday, August 11th at 11:59pm CT.
contemporaryverse2.ca/the-2025-2-d...
Follow the link below to read the four finalists and pick your favourite! Voting closes Monday, August 11th at 11:59pm CT.
contemporaryverse2.ca/the-2025-2-d...
The 2025 2-Day Poem Contest People’s Choice Award! – Contemporary Verse 2
contemporaryverse2.ca
August 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Announcing the shortlist for the People's Choice Award in the 2025 2-Day Poem Contest!
Follow the link below to read the four finalists and pick your favourite! Voting closes Monday, August 11th at 11:59pm CT.
contemporaryverse2.ca/the-2025-2-d...
Follow the link below to read the four finalists and pick your favourite! Voting closes Monday, August 11th at 11:59pm CT.
contemporaryverse2.ca/the-2025-2-d...
The review of “The Lantern and the Night Moths: Five Modern and Contemporary Chinese Poets Selected and Translated by Yilin Wang”, written by Jeremy Audet & published in the spring 2025 issue of CV2 (Vol.47.4), pp. 69-70 contained multiple errors in the use of the names of five Chinese authors. (1/)
August 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The review of “The Lantern and the Night Moths: Five Modern and Contemporary Chinese Poets Selected and Translated by Yilin Wang”, written by Jeremy Audet & published in the spring 2025 issue of CV2 (Vol.47.4), pp. 69-70 contained multiple errors in the use of the names of five Chinese authors. (1/)
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"Reach in your pocket and throw
those crumbs out. Want no one. Want
no home. Cramped fist. Lump of ice
wedged in the throat. Wait for it
to melt, or choke."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
No Poem for Manitoulin Island by @elisabethdem.bsky.social (2010 @cv2magazine.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/yp6c4skh
those crumbs out. Want no one. Want
no home. Cramped fist. Lump of ice
wedged in the throat. Wait for it
to melt, or choke."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
No Poem for Manitoulin Island by @elisabethdem.bsky.social (2010 @cv2magazine.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/yp6c4skh
July 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"Reach in your pocket and throw
those crumbs out. Want no one. Want
no home. Cramped fist. Lump of ice
wedged in the throat. Wait for it
to melt, or choke."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
No Poem for Manitoulin Island by @elisabethdem.bsky.social (2010 @cv2magazine.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/yp6c4skh
those crumbs out. Want no one. Want
no home. Cramped fist. Lump of ice
wedged in the throat. Wait for it
to melt, or choke."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
No Poem for Manitoulin Island by @elisabethdem.bsky.social (2010 @cv2magazine.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/yp6c4skh
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I wrote a review of @josephkidney.bsky.social's Devotional Forensics for @cv2magazine.bsky.social and had a darn good time doing it. read the review here: contemporaryverse2.ca/reviews/devo...
Devotional Forensics – Contemporary Verse 2
contemporaryverse2.ca
July 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I wrote a review of @josephkidney.bsky.social's Devotional Forensics for @cv2magazine.bsky.social and had a darn good time doing it. read the review here: contemporaryverse2.ca/reviews/devo...
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The Foster Poetry Prize @cv2magazine.bsky.social (Poetry; pays) opened to fee-based poetry submissions. #amwriting
Open to Submisions: The Foster Poetry Prize
The Foster Poetry Prize @cv2magazine.bsky.social (Poetry; pays) opened to fee-based poetry submissions. #amwriting
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June 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Foster Poetry Prize @cv2magazine.bsky.social (Poetry; pays) opened to fee-based poetry submissions. #amwriting
i feel that way too by jaz papadopoulos: new review on the website! hannah godfrey calls i feel that way too "utterly arresting," with poems that "can provide the balm of recognition, as well as the irreverent bravery to hope."
Read it here! contemporaryverse2.ca/reviews/i-fe...
Read it here! contemporaryverse2.ca/reviews/i-fe...
June 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
i feel that way too by jaz papadopoulos: new review on the website! hannah godfrey calls i feel that way too "utterly arresting," with poems that "can provide the balm of recognition, as well as the irreverent bravery to hope."
Read it here! contemporaryverse2.ca/reviews/i-fe...
Read it here! contemporaryverse2.ca/reviews/i-fe...
✨💥We’re hiring!💥✨
CV2 is looking for a dedicated, arts-minded individual living in Winnipeg to join our small but mighty team as Assistant Managing Editor!
Salary: $20/hr for 8 hours/wk. Part-time, flexible hours. Hybrid in-office & work-from-home model.
Full job description at the link in bio💥✨
CV2 is looking for a dedicated, arts-minded individual living in Winnipeg to join our small but mighty team as Assistant Managing Editor!
Salary: $20/hr for 8 hours/wk. Part-time, flexible hours. Hybrid in-office & work-from-home model.
Full job description at the link in bio💥✨
June 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
✨💥We’re hiring!💥✨
CV2 is looking for a dedicated, arts-minded individual living in Winnipeg to join our small but mighty team as Assistant Managing Editor!
Salary: $20/hr for 8 hours/wk. Part-time, flexible hours. Hybrid in-office & work-from-home model.
Full job description at the link in bio💥✨
CV2 is looking for a dedicated, arts-minded individual living in Winnipeg to join our small but mighty team as Assistant Managing Editor!
Salary: $20/hr for 8 hours/wk. Part-time, flexible hours. Hybrid in-office & work-from-home model.
Full job description at the link in bio💥✨
💫 Calling all emerging poets! The 2025 Foster Poetry Prize is officially open for submissions! 💫
The Foster Poetry Prize awards $1000 and publication in CV2 Magazine to the author of the single best poem submitted to the contest.
Click the link in bio for all the details and to submit!
The Foster Poetry Prize awards $1000 and publication in CV2 Magazine to the author of the single best poem submitted to the contest.
Click the link in bio for all the details and to submit!
June 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
💫 Calling all emerging poets! The 2025 Foster Poetry Prize is officially open for submissions! 💫
The Foster Poetry Prize awards $1000 and publication in CV2 Magazine to the author of the single best poem submitted to the contest.
Click the link in bio for all the details and to submit!
The Foster Poetry Prize awards $1000 and publication in CV2 Magazine to the author of the single best poem submitted to the contest.
Click the link in bio for all the details and to submit!
✨Announcing the next in CV2’s 50th Anniversary Workshop Series: a free, two-part poetry workshop with Clarise Foster and Winnipeg’s new Poet Laureate Jennifer Still!✨
Click below to learn more and to apply to join this free, two-part workshop for emerging writers✨
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Click below to learn more and to apply to join this free, two-part workshop for emerging writers✨
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
May 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
✨Announcing the next in CV2’s 50th Anniversary Workshop Series: a free, two-part poetry workshop with Clarise Foster and Winnipeg’s new Poet Laureate Jennifer Still!✨
Click below to learn more and to apply to join this free, two-part workshop for emerging writers✨
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Click below to learn more and to apply to join this free, two-part workshop for emerging writers✨
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...