To love is to risk, to be dangerous enough to sigh, cry, laugh, and jest in the most harrowing of conditions, in grief, and in the solemnity of witness. Dreams of love and liberation are filled with laughter, wit, and irreverence or they are not full. In Room’s Wits...
As fall brings us new winds and heralds change, we're sitting with "After 'listing (v), 2013'" by Chimwemwe Undi from our upcoming Room 47.4 Full Circle now available for pre-order! "After 'listing (v), 2013'" by Chimwemwe Undi The trouble is I was nineteen, and no...
This late summer, we're sitting with "Heat, Body, Horror" by Dina Abdulhadi from our upcoming Room 47.3 Bodies, now available for pre-order! Heatwaves in spring, deathfalls in autumn marathons. I fry eggplant in its skin, baked again with tomato, breaking down...
This week, we turn to Rasha Abdulhadi's “The Nasib, standing at the ruins" (first published in ROOM 39.1: MIGRATION) as we witness, grieve, and work against the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. As we continue to amplify Palestinian voices, we urge our...
This National Poetry Month, we continue to honour and stand alongside the Palestinian people, who resist the ongoing colonization of their lands, apartheid, and genocide perpetuated by Israel. Literature and art are cultural testimonies, and Palestinian writing...
This National Poetry Month, we're offering a sneak peek from our latest issue, Room 47.2 Seedpod. Here's “What should be safe” by Livia Meneghin, the Second Place Winner of Room’s 2023 Poetry Contest judged by John Elizabeth Stintzi: “What should be safe” Livia...
This National Poetry Month coincides with both spring and the solar eclipse, bringing change to the forefront. Here's a collection of ten poems about change from Room issues to sit with during this time of transformation and learning. "Old and Wise," by Jónína...
Two friends—in verse and in life—sit down to chat about the release of Ellen Chang-Richardson’s much anticipated collection Blood Belies out now with Wolsak & Wynn. ~ Margo LaPierre: Congratulations on the brand-new release of Blood Belies! How was your...
Step into the in-between with a sneak peek from ROOM 46.2: Ley Line.
This World Poetry Day, we’re serving a sneak peek from ROOM 46.1 Around the Table: Asian Voices.