Letter from the Editor. Darcie Friesen Hossack Fiction. Edited by Sylvia Petter The Fig Tree. by Ivy Ngeow The Bell Wars. by D-L Nelson The Last First Friday. by William Baker The Chair. by Rick Gillis Non-fiction. Edited by Olga Stein Two Readings, Three Authors: On the Pleasures of Listening to Women Talking. by OlgaContinue reading “Table of Contents. WordCity Literary Journal. Spring 2023”
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The Fig Tree. fiction by Ivy Ngeow
The Fig Tree I step onto the balcony. The first time today, although it’s getting late. I want to step outside at least once a day. Otherwise, I feel like a trapped man. It was your idea for us to move here. I’m getting used to it. I light my cigarette. The view is all figContinue reading “The Fig Tree. fiction by Ivy Ngeow”
Literary Spotlight with Sue Burge: Poet Roy McFarlane Leads Us through Troubled Waters
Sue Burge: I’m very excited to be interviewing Roy McFarlane for this issue of WordCity Literary Journal. Roy is primarily a poet, although he turns his considerable talents to other genres too. He is a spellbinding performer of his poetry and uses his wordsmithery to explore the big issues of our time to great effect.Continue reading “Literary Spotlight with Sue Burge: Poet Roy McFarlane Leads Us through Troubled Waters”
3 poems by Anna Yin
Found Poems –thanks to Leonard Cohen * so long, Marianne in February sunset Cohen dances to the end * take this waltz everyone knows first we take Manhattan * the slow thaw Lake Ontario echoes a thousand kisses deep * closing time tower of song happens to the heart * birds on the wire waitingContinue reading “3 poems by Anna Yin”
Call for Open-Mic Readers: Trans Women Poetry Reading (21 April, 8 pm, on Zoom)
To celebrate Canadian trans women poets’ work and creativity, the Feminist Caucus (FC) of the League of Canadian Poets will feature poets Trish Salah and Jennifer Wenn during April, the National Poetry Month. The event will include poetry readings and a short panel, followed by a dialogue with the audience. To support all emerging andContinue reading “Call for Open-Mic Readers: Trans Women Poetry Reading (21 April, 8 pm, on Zoom)”
Scheduling Changes. Save these dates!
WordCity Literary Journal is pleased to announce that we’re changing our schedule to a quarterly format. This move is meant to allow our editorial team more time for personal projects, while keeping WCLJ sustainable into the future. Please note that we will now publish in January, April, July and October of each year, and ourContinue reading “Scheduling Changes. Save these dates!”
WordCity Literary Journal. January 2023
©®| All rights to the content of this journal remain with WordCity Literary Journal and its contributing artists. Table of Contents Letter from the Editor. Darcie Friesen Hossack From the beginning, the success of WordCity Literary Journal has been something of a miracle. We didn’t know if it was too much to hope that writersContinue reading “WordCity Literary Journal. January 2023”
Table of Contents. WordCity Literary Journal. January 2023
Fiction. Edited by Sylvia Petter Faculty Lounge. by Paul Germano How the Tree Leaves Helped the Poet. by Dilan Qadir The Clockwork Trinity. by Brian Hughes Finding Transcendence into an Upside-Down World. by Marzia Rahman Couples. by Olga Stein Morning Star. by Chantel Lavoie Non-fiction. Edited by Olga Stein My battle scars. by Diary MarifContinue reading “Table of Contents. WordCity Literary Journal. January 2023”
‘If She Must Be a Myth’. a review of Heather Clark’s Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath. by Dr. Suzanne M. Steele
‘If She Must Be a Myth’Review of Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plathby Heather Clark, Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. The old comparisons to Medea and Electra no longer hold. If she [Plath] must be a myth, let her be Ariadne, laying down the threads, leading us out from the centreContinue reading “‘If She Must Be a Myth’. a review of Heather Clark’s Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath. by Dr. Suzanne M. Steele”
What’s The Point. a poem by Mitchell Sheffield
What’s The Point What’s the point of tanks if you can’t have a little fun? Riding on the rusty turret and swiveling the gun. Computer games are all that war’s about, Say hungry soldiers grabbing little piggies by the snout. Just a game of hide and seek ,as artillery triangulation is adjusted just a tweak.Continue reading “What’s The Point. a poem by Mitchell Sheffield”
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