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Rush of Wingspan: Arrivals
Rush of Wingspan has arrived. Joy! We created an unpacking video for you. Continue reading Rush of Wingspan: Arrivals
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Rush of Wingspan: news
I’m grateful for the beauty of nature, and grateful to have endorsements for Rush of Wingspan (MQUP, March 2026) from J. Mae Barizo, Kevin Irie, Stephanie Bolster, Brian Bartlett and Julie Sedivy. Continue reading Rush of Wingspan: news
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Rush of Wingspan
Rush of Wingspan (MQUP) will be published in March 2026. “Outwards from a northern wilderness childhood these poems thrum musically with intuitive environmentalism in urban, coastal, and boreal forests.” Continue reading Rush of Wingspan
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Field Guide [to the Lost Flower] Athens Premiere
During the weekend of June 7th I was in Greece. I attended rehearsals and watched the premiere of Field Guide [to the Lost Flower] as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival. It was an immense experience.
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Vancouver: Song Premiere
A song composed by Dorothy Chang and based on my poem “Knot” premiered at the Early Music Vancouver festival. The event combined baroque and Chinese musical instruments. Continue reading Vancouver: Song Premiere
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Migrations in Cologne
“Migrations” was featured in Ebertplatz on a public video-art channel (Fries-TV) in Cologne, Germany. The many meters long screen scrolls over an outdoor public square. “Migrations” was originally published by prism international and won the Earle Birney Prize. The poem … Continue reading Migrations in Cologne
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CBC Poetry Prize Finalist
My Northern Childhood poem cycle is a CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) Poetry Prize finalist! From 2700 entries, five were chosen for the list! You’ll find all ten poems in the cycle published at CBC Books! Continue reading CBC Poetry Prize Finalist
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Netherlands: Song Cycle Premiere
I was commissioned to write the lyrics for a cycle of three songs. The premiere by the Bosklank trio was in February. The concert included music by Schubert, Bernstein, Salazar and Gklistis. Continue reading Netherlands: Song Cycle Premiere
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Linked Short Stories
Story #5 in my linked collection is a finalist in the International Literary Seminars fiction contest (in the top ten). The setting is in Halifax. You can also find details here about the previous four stories. Continue reading Linked Short Stories
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Honourable Mention Short Story Competition
My short story “The Other Side of the Map” received an honourable mention in the Dave Williamson National Short Story Competition. Together with the other prize winning stories, it has been published in both a print and ebook. Continue reading Honourable Mention Short Story Competition
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Poem in Your Pocket Day Contest Winner
“Taiga” was one of the winners in the Poem in Your Pocket Day contest. When I was growing up in a northern wilderness settlement I witnessed multiple forest fires and my family was evacuated by air when I was a teenager. Also in 2023 Continue reading Poem in Your Pocket Day Contest Winner
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Arrivals: Field Guide to the Lost Flower of Crete
“Intimate reflections are contrasted with geopolitical and environmental concerns as Schönmaier’s fierce intelligence focuses on what is most essential in our lives.” Continue reading Arrivals: Field Guide to the Lost Flower of Crete
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Eyelands Book Awards Finalist
Dust Blown Side of the Journey (McGill-Queen’s University Press) was a finalist in the international Eyelands Book Awards (Greece) in the published book category. Continue reading Eyelands Book Awards Finalist
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Wavelengths of Your Song: In German Translation
Wellenlängen deines Liedes is the German translation of Wavelengths of Your Song (MQUP). The book is published by parasitenpresse. Adrian Kasnitz writes Continue reading Wavelengths of Your Song: In German Translation
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National Broadsheet Contest Winner
“it didn’t happen here” was the winner of the League of Canadian Poets National Broadsheet contest, and was selected by judge D.A. Lockhart for its “strong images, and captivating lyric voice.” Lockhart states, “It’s nature speaks to the sort of experiential empathy that would do much to our world.” Continue reading National Broadsheet Contest Winner
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Dust Blown Side of the Journey: Reviewed in the Malahat Review
“Eleonore Schönmaier’s [third] poetry collection, Dust Blown Side of the Journey, is the work of a poet who has mastered her craft…featuring a beautifully elaborate intertwining of images…akin to recurring melodies or riffs across distinct movements of a composition…poems both captivating and moving.” Continue reading Dust Blown Side of the Journey: Reviewed in the Malahat Review
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Wavelengths of Your Song: Reviewed in Arc Poetry Magazine
“This collection could be enjoyed for the beauty of the language alone…I’d be delighted to follow wherever she chooses to sail.” Continue reading Wavelengths of Your Song: Reviewed in Arc Poetry Magazine
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Treading Fast Rivers: Reviews
“The natural world is prominent, almost dreamlike in Treading Fast Rivers, and starkly beautiful”…”Schönmaier’s poetic gifts are apparent.” Continue reading Treading Fast Rivers: Reviews
Amazing year of 2025
Highlights of 2025: Athens Epidaurus Festival, Early Music Vancouver Festival, and forthcoming Rush of Wingspan (MQUP, March 2026). In the ongoing tumult of the world may 2026 also reveal wonder to us. Continue reading Amazing year of 2025
Visual Poetry: Seaside
This year I cycled to the seaside for summer swims, and winter beach walks. I took many photographs. Multiple poems in my forthcoming book Rush of Wingspan (MQUP, March 2026) relate to these sea views. Continue reading Visual Poetry: Seaside
Rush of Wingspan: Proof Pages
Rush of Wingspan feels truly real now. I love viewing the proof pages, and I enjoy working on the final details so that the book can be as perfect as it can be (while realizing one can never actually reach … Continue reading Rush of Wingspan: Proof Pages
Viewpoint Gallery Opening
I’m an alumni of Viewpoint Gallery and my image “Wild Horses” will be on display in September. I took the photograph in the dune landscape of the Netherlands earlier this year. Continue reading Viewpoint Gallery Opening
Book Contract
My forthcoming poetry collection Rush of Wingspan will be published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in early 2026. I’ve just signed the contract. Plus more info about music-theatre and song premieres. And photos. Continue reading Book Contract
Writing Tip
When I was short-listed for the CBC poetry prize, CBC Books asked me to create a writing tip and they’ve now published my thoughts. Continue reading Writing Tip
Athens: Music Theater Premiere
Field Guide [to the Lost Flower] is a multimedia music theatre piece by composer Michalis Paraskakis based on my poetry. I attended the premiere on Saturday June 7, 2025 at Subset Festival / Athens Epidaurus Festival.
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Writing Space
The New Quarterly has published my description of my writing space. “I work in a room with a garden view. I own neither room nor garden, but I have a key….” Continue reading Writing Space
In 2024
You’ll find the highlights of 2024 in this post, plus previews for 2025. Continue reading In 2024