ROBERT PRIEST Takes the Oath of Allegiance to Poetry

ROBERT PRIEST handles language and ideas with the imagine native heresy of a child, tossing words into the air to permit random breezes of inspiration to edit them before they land into our surprised consciousmess.

You can swallow some of his poems HERE.

This is his writing philosophy:

“Also I am trying to break out of my own silence. The violence here is never towards you—it is only towards the language and the ideas.”

KAREN CORREIA DA SILVA Takes the Oath of Allegiance to Poetry

Karen Correia Da Silva is the founder and editor in chief of Steel Bananas, “a not-for-profit arts and culture zine and collective geared towards enriching the Canadian artistic community by collaborating freely with independent artists and independent art groups.”

KATHLEEN BROWN Takes the Oath of Allegiance to Poetry

KING FRANKENSTEIN Takes the Oath of Allegiance to Poetry

SARAH BEAUDIN Takes the Oath of Allegiance to Poetry

Sarah Beaudin is a contributing writer for Steel Bananas, where she admits that "Lately, I’ve been considering the possibilities of the universe...(more)"

CURRAN FOLKERS Takes the Oath of Allegiance to Poetry

Curran Folkers is an associate editor of on-line zine, Steel Bananas, "a not-for-profit arts and culture zine and collective geared towards enriching the Canadian artistic community by collaborating freely with independent artists and independent art groups."