Editors Note Welcome to this edition of Poetry Canada. We hope it showcases poetry, photography and artists in a manner that is enjoyable for the reader, and beneficial for the contributors. As president of the Canadian Federation of Poets, I am pleased at the submissions we had from all over for Poetry Canada. It is very complementary to the goals of the CFP, which is to help poets establish, promote and advance themselves, and to unite poetry organizations in order to create a stronger voice. "Many voices that whisper, will eventually be heard." TLR I'm grateful that you have chosen us to be a part of your path, and I wish you much success and happiness. ~Tracy Lynn Repchuk President of the Canadian Federation of Poets

FEDERATION UPDATES Greater Halton Federation May 28th - Event scheduled in Milton 7-9pm - Espress Yourself Cafe Check the calendar for details June 25th - As above July 23rd - As above August 20th - As above Brighton-Quinte Writers Group May 15th - Member introduction May 29th - Anthology Preparation June 26th - Feature speaker and discussion July 3rd - Feature speaker and CCLA discussion check the calendar for details -- Call for anthology          Oakville Federation July 12th - Event scheduled in Oakville 7-10pm - Williams Coffee Pub 1500 Upper Middle Road, Oakville. More active Federations Norfolk & Region Federation Manitoba Federation of Poets Stratford Federation of Poets Ottawa Federation of Poets TOPS Federation Affiliate To find out more check out their website at: www.mirror.org/tops Canada Cuba Literary Alliance To find out more check out their website at: www.hiddenbrookpress.com/CCLA.html

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