“Compose” has been published in the latest issue of Arc Poetry along with new poems from Madhur Anand, Alyda Faber, D.A. Lockhart and Téa Mutonji among others. You can order a copy here. Continue reading Birdsong tangles the branches
I’m reading the proofs from Arc Poetry Magazine for my forthcoming poem “Compose.” This is always one of my favourite moments as a writer when all the invisible work of being a poet starts to feel and become real. The poem … Continue reading Under a Tree
“Entwined” and “Inner” have been accepted for publication in the anthology Wild Gods: The Ecstatic In Contemporary Poetry and Prose (New Rivers Press, Minnesota). “Though ‘ecstatic’ is often used as a synonym for ‘joy,’ our application of the term embodies the … Continue reading On Joy
“Tongues,” “So Much Remains Invisible,” and “Outstretched Arms” are featured in the current issue of Grain. Other contributors include: Sheri Benning, Michelle Poirier Brown, Grant Buday, Kai Conradi, Krishan Coupland, Molly Cross-Blanchard, James Deahl, Antony Di Nardo, Patrick Friesen, Keegan Hawthorne, … Continue reading So Much Remains Invisible
In 2019 “it didn’t happen here” won the National Broadsheet Contest from the League of Canadian Poets (judged by D.A. Lockhart), “Johnny on the Spot” received an honourable mention in the Great Blue Heron Poetry Contest from The Antigonish Review … Continue reading Work in Progress
“Lemon Tree” and “The Lining” have been accepted for publication by Stand Magazine (UK). “Stand has been a fixture on the British and world literary scene since 1952, when the first issue appeared in London. It moved to Leeds in 1960, then to … Continue reading The Lining
“Lake” and “Outside the Lamplight Circle” have been accepted for publication by Ekstasis Editions. Continue reading Outside the Lamplight Circle
“Sweet Water: Poems for the Watersheds gathers the voices of poets from across Canada, the US and the UK who write of water.” Forthcoming from Caitlin Press. Contributors include Kate Braid, Gary Barwin, Eleonore Schönmaier, Katherena Vermette, Arlene Pare, John … Continue reading Sweet Water: Poems for the Watersheds
“Weightless” has been chosen for the Poetry in Motion program. “A public poetry art project, Poetry in Motion will feature short poems and excerpts from longer poems on transit ads in buses; digital signs at libraries, ferry terminals, and recreation centres; and … Continue reading Poetry in Motion
“When I Reach” (from Dust Blown Side of the Journey) is featured in the Poetry Pause for March 29 from the League of Canadian Poets . Additional poems were featured on March 21, World Poetry Day “it didn’t happen here” (winner of the … Continue reading When I Reach
“it didn’t happen here” is 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 also states, “It’s nature speaks to the sort … Continue reading National Broadsheet Contest Winner
Eleonore Schönmaier’s books can be found in libraries globally including Poets House Library, New York, USA, Helsinki University in Finland, Bibliographie du Quebec, in Canada, Falvey Memorial Library at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, USA, and Biblioteca Madre Maria Teresa Guevara, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in … Continue reading In global libraries
“Eleonore Schönmaier’s Dust Blown Side of the Journey…takes an ecological approach with its rich selection of nature poetry, but her collection is also intimate and self-reflective…Her poems range in national settings, from the Canadian boreal forest, to the Balinese jungle, … Continue reading Dust Blown Side of the Journey: Review in Canadian Literature
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“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: in the Malahat Review
Emily Doolittle’s Conversation is based on a poem by Eleonore Schönmaier from Treading Fast Rivers (MQUP). Continue reading Conversation in three Scotland concerts