{"product_id":"on-occasion-poems-for-the-people-paperback","title":"On Occasion: Poems for the People - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSina Queyras\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twenty-first-century reconsideration of the occasional poem by contemporary writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Occasion\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection rooted in the tradition of the poem as an act of love, an act of protest, an act of visionary incantation, of remembrance, of a call to arms, and a much-needed balm. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe traditional 'occasional poem' has a bad rap: a tedious rhyming poem at a wedding or a dreary verse at a funeral. This is not that. These are poems for a tumultuous and complicated world, for occasions that may be celebrations or mournings, or anything in between; from life cycles, to earth cycles, to social cycles, editor Sina Queyras brings together a collection of poetry that speaks to moments of upheaval, revolution, and challenge. Poetry that people can turn to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Occasion\u003c\/i\u003e contains over a hundred poems for different occasions, including writing by Suzanne Buffam, Heather Christle, CAConrad, Sue Goyette, Canisia Lubrin, bpNichol, Michael Ondaatje, Lisa Robertson, Sue Sinclair, and A. E. Stallings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSina Queyras \u003c\/b\u003eis a Montreal\/Tiohtià ke-based writer, professor, editor, and literary organizer. They are the author of multiple poetry collections, a novel, and a book of essays, as well as the founder of the blog \u003ci\u003eLemon Hound, \u003c\/i\u003e which was for many years the digital hub of the Canadian poetry scene. Recent work includes \u003ci\u003eRooms\u003c\/i\u003e (Coach House Books, 2022), a blend of memoir, poetry, and criticism offering a peek into the defining spaces of the author as a young queer writer, and \u003ci\u003eMy Ariel\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), a collection riffing on Sylvia Plath's \u003ci\u003eAriel\u003c\/i\u003e, reimagining, queering, and inhabiting its iconic poems. Queyras was also a co-editor of \u003ci\u003eAvant Desire: A Nicole Brossard Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), which traces the essential feminist poet's innovation, experimentation, and activism across her body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377628963123,"sku":"9781552455227","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Ve1e0li_9x9781552455227_f1f7a524-be37-4f0e-a411-bd2afdbb60ac.webp?v=1779325999","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/on-occasion-poems-for-the-people-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}