| | Pay attention to the world | | | | | "Poetry is a practice of paying attention to the world; to pay attention to the world, you have to be in it.
"When I feel that there is nothing inside me to write, I turn back to the world to refill myself: through reading, yes, but also through walking, listening, going to the movies, belly-laughing with my friends, being as present as I can be.
"Then, when I return to the page, I try to be present there, too. I try to be open to where it pulls me and to where I need to push. It is an imperfect practice but one that I love recommitting myself to." | | | Chimwemwe Undi is a Winnipeg-based poet, editor and lawyer. She was recently announced as Canada's 11th parliamentary poet laureate and was the Winnipeg Poet Laureate for 2023 and 2024. Undi won the 2024 Governor General's Literary Award for poetry for Scientific Marvel. She was a reader for the 2024 CBC Poetry Prize. | | |
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