Call for submissions for a collection of poetry from Canadian Friends – by Sascha Morgan (En français ci-dessous)
As summer rolls around, our collection of Canadian Quaker poetry is slowly starting to take shape. There are only a few more months to submit work to us, so if you would like to write something, here is your official reminder!
The poems will be reviewed and selected by myself (Sascha), with help from a few Quakers from Montreal Monthly Meeting, where the project (re)spawned. We are looking for works which reflect a quakerly spirit—whatever that may mean to each author. The writing should come from a deep place; it should reveal a kernel of Truth, of Light, of Spirit. A few excerpts from the 1992 collection of Quaker poems ‘Turning Pages, Seeing Sky: Poetry by Friends in Canadian Yearly Meeting’ (ed. Margaret Dyment) may shed some light on what is meant here.
“The leaves,
they lie gently tonight,
and in them death seems quite without malice.”
– Excerpt of ‘Reading in Meaning’ by Denise Cammiade
“when the trees come green,
after a night’s blackening
under a cobalt sky,
and pale pink light slowly spills
over the early morning wash
of a thousand bird cries,
where will you be”
– Excerpt of ‘June Question’ by Cornelia C. Hornosty
Here are some more practical details:
– Submissions should be no more than 108 lines, and a maximum of 72 lines from a single person will be published. This means we may publish multiple shorter poems.
– Poems in both English and French are welcome.
– Submissions will be accepted until the 31st of August 2026, and should be sent to
In Friendship,
Sascha Morgan
Appel aux soumissions pour une collection de poésie d’Amis Canadiens
Alors que l’été arrive, notre collection de poèmes d’Amis Canadiens commence à prendre forme. Il reste quelques mois pour nous envoyer des poèmes, donc si vous souhaitez nous écrire quelque chose, c’est le bon moment!
Les poèmes seront examinés et sélectionnés par moi-même, avec l’aide de quelques Quakers de l’Assemblée Mensuelle de Montréal, où le projet a (re)vu le jour. Nous recherchons des œuvres qui reflètent un esprit quaker, peu importe ce que cela signifie pour chaque auteur. L’écriture doit venir d’un endroit profond ; elle doit révéler un noyau de Vérité, de Lumière, d’Esprit. Quelques extraits du recueil de poèmes quaker de 1992 “Turning Pages, Seeing Sky : Poetry by Friends in Canadian Yearly Meeting” (éd. Margaret Dyment) peuvent éclairer ce que l’on entend par là.
“The leaves,
they lie gently tonight,
and in them death seems quite without malice.”
– Excerpt of ‘Reading in Meaning’ by Denise Cammiade
“when the trees come green,
after a night’s blackening
under a cobalt sky,
and pale pink light slowly spills
over the early morning wash
of a thousand bird cries,
where will you be”
– Excerpt of ‘June Question’ by Cornelia C. Hornosty
Voici quelques détails pratiques :
– Les poèmes soumis ne doivent pas dépasser 108 lignes, et un maximum de 72 lignes d’une même personne sera publié. Cela signifie que nous pouvons publier plusieurs poèmes plus courts.
– Les poèmes en anglais et en français sont les bienvenus.
– Les soumissions seront acceptées jusqu’au 31 août 2026 et doivent être envoyées à
En Amitié,
Sascha Morgan