Welcome
The Craft of Poetry or Nothing but the Poem, at the Confederation Centre Library on February 4, went quite well, small in turnout but large in enthusiasm, with lots of participation and wonderful discussions. You can browse Sandra MacDonald’s photos of the event in the gallery below; click on any thumbnail for a full-screen version.
Read the Poet Laureate’s new chapbook online
Hugh MacDonald’s chapbook “Through This Rain,” chosen as a finalist for a Writer’s Digest challenge, is now available on this site in a web version. Be sure to see it; there is also a downloadable (and printable) PDF edition.
Regular features on this site
When visiting this site, be sure to see:
- Poetry by currently active Prince Edward Island poets — check back regularly to see if your favourite poets have anything new (writers can update their web presence with a new poem once every three months) on the site ;
- A link to a randomly selected poem from our archives;
- Podcasts of poets reading their own work, which can be downloaded, added to a feed, or played within your browser window;
- Video and audio from the University of PEI’s “Island Voices” series, featuring former Poets Laureate Frank Ledwell and John Smith;
- A selection of poetry for children
- Poetry at school is the newest section on our site, and we are pleased to welcome a large group of poets from Montague Regional High School
- The Historical poets section of our site, which features a long poem, Chaim the Slaughterer, by the late Joseph Sherman; four poems by Lucy Maud Montgomery four poems by Milton Acorn and audio files of readings by Sherman and Acorn;
- Information about the PEI Poet Laureate Program and its current incumbent, Hugh MacDonald;
- A detailed bibliography of island poets ;
- A facility for poets to submit one poem of their choice to the online archive.