Talk:Canadian poetry

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"There are actually two quite distinct branches in Canadian poetry:"

isn't there any First Nations poetry? Rmhermen 14:43, 8 Jun 2004 (UTC)

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Well, there're two contributions to the main entry, entitled Uniquely Canadian Forms, and Shallot Confiture, by a First Nations person - me! I'm a Gitxsan who writes poetry. TheGitksan 07:20, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

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I have updated a few organizations and prizes and there is quite a large Native Canadian poetry scene in Canada, WayneRay 20:04, 15 April 2006 (UTC)WayneRay

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Hi, I'm sorry if this is unorthodox or something(because I have no Wiki-sign in/profile), but I believe Canadian poetry could include many more branches...for example, Cantonese is now rivalling French as the second most spoken language in Canada. Also, Gaidhlig (that would be Scots Gaelic to all you Sassannech) Poetry has a rich history in Northern Nova Scotia, included several reverred local Bards.

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Is the Shaunt Basmajian chapbook award really a major award? Certainly it is not anywhere in the same league as the Griffin, GG, Pat Lowther, etc.