Five poems, by Gary Barwin

Tree charm.

Probably Haiku 15 (+2) (after bpNichol)

Haiku

Composition 2025 #7 (for Lamonte Young)

Speech (for Laura Kerr)

Gary Barwin is a writer, musician, educator and multimedia artist and the author of 35 books of poetry, fiction and essays. He won the League of Canadian Poets’ Lifetime Membership Award and has twice been shortlisted for their Spoken Word prize. He has taught and been writer-in-residence in many universities, colleges and universities and is currently a committee member of Parchment Magazine, Meet the Presses Collective and the LitLive Reading Series. His latest novel, The Comedian’s Book of the Dead will be published by Book*Hug in Fall 2026. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario. garybarwin.com