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Lisa Young, Poet

Young’s poems are short meditations on the experiences that create a life and give it meaning. —Jan Lermitte, Canadian Literature

Lisa offers poetry craft talks and courses online at The Wychwood Poetry Workshop.

She is the author of the poetry collection When the Earth (Quattro Books) and the founding editor of the online poetry journal Juniper.

You can find her poems in several publications including, the Literary Review of Canada, One Hand Clapping, Minola ReviewPoetry Pause, Verse-VirtualThe Quilliad, Synaeresis, and in Diane Lockward’s craft book, The Practicing Poet: Writing Beyond the Basics.

Lisa’s short stories have appeared in the Maple Tree Literary SupplementRampike MagazineDead Gender, and Dragnet Magazine. She also published the chapbook, This Cabin, with LyricalMyrical Press.

She is a freelance editor and writer in Toronto.