Poetry in Community: Q & A with Ronna Bloom in Spacing Magazine

Based on your experiences at Sinai Health, how do you see the hospital connecting to the rest of the city?

I see the hospital as an extension of the city, and it is the place that underlines the fact that everyone is vulnerable.

InterviewsRonna BloomApril 12, 2021community-engaged poetry

Holy Week

from Literary Review of Canada, Spring 2021

Featured Poem, PoetryRonna BloomApril 10, 2021

“I used to know” -- a dance piece by Julie Tomaino based on a poem by Ronna Bloom

My poem, "I used to know" was made into a dance piece by choreographer Julie Tomaino.

In The News, Poem of the momentRonna BloomMarch 4, 2021dance, film, video, JulieTomaino

Vows

A new poem in the winter issue of Juniper Poetry.

Ronna BloomFebruary 19, 2021

Immeasurable

Today a woman of no measurable age stopped me

to ask where she could buy some meat, and her eyes

filled up with tears when it seemed too far or impossible…

Featured PoemRonna BloomDecember 3, 2020poem.

Here I was reading new poems...

I had the privilege of reading new poems at The Boneshaker Reading Series, alongside poet Greg Santos. I felt like I was exploding with them. Very thankful to have had a place and friendly listeners. You can watch/listen here.

Poetry, Speaking EventsRonna BloomDecember 1, 2020poetry reading

Is it Safe?

This new poem of mine appeared this summer in The Literary Review of Canada. “Is it Safe?”

Poetry, Featured PoemRonna BloomAugust 31, 2020Poetry

What does poetry do? A podcast with Ronna Bloom and the low cost counselling organization, Hard Feelings

What happens when you read a poem that hits the spot? What can writing offer? A conversation on the power of poetry. Listen here.