Wellenlängen deines Liedes is the German translation of Wavelengths of Your Song (MQUP). For months I’ve worked closely together with the translator Knut Birkholz who gave careful attention to all details of the poetry. He asked many thoughtful questions and came … Continue reading Found in Translation
“…so that our thoughts/always lie in a hollow/of music…” The League of Canadian Poets has featured “Music” in their Poetry Pause program. “Musik” will be published in the German translation of Wavelengths of Your Song. Forthcoming from Cologne based parasitenpresse Wellenlängen deines … Continue reading In a hollow of music
…the score//augmented by the American/Redstarts and the sound of/my breathing… from “Johnny on the Spot“ honourable mention in the Great Blue Heron Contest in the current Antigonish Review #199 (print edition). Continue reading Honourable Mention
“but today the sky is/under no one’s control” “Parameters of Loss” and “Touchstone” are forthcoming in The Fiddlehead. . Continue reading Parameters of Loss
“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
“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
“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
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
Heartwood has now been published. The anthology includes my poem “Knot” and is over 300 pages which includes beautiful original photographs of trees. You can order your own copy online. “Heartwood is a Canadian anthology of poems that celebrates trees. Published … Continue reading Heartwood: poems for the love of trees
The landscape of my childhood is now a UNESCO Mixed World Heritage Site. The nearly 30,000 square kilometers in the heart of Canada’s boreal forest is designated as having “outstanding universal value to all of humanity.” “There are … Continue reading Childhood in Northern Wilderness: Videos
“Eleonore has gone back out onto the lake, this time in her kayak. Truly no other friend of mine has canoeing more in her blood. She’s practised it since her childhood in northwestern Ontario, and isn’t just a fair-weather paddler; … Continue reading Branches over Ripples
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“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: Review in Arc Poetry Magazine
