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Winter 2026

Winter. Vol. 48 No.2

Poetry

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Catalogue of What We Want and Cannot Hold

By Sarah Wolfson
“This is what language is: a habitable grief.” — Eavan Boland I. Minor lunar triumph: small-fry celestial event gone digital. On Earth, Longhorns doze in the shadows of retired rockets, conspicuous mammalian...
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At the Stroke of Midnight

By Kerry Rawlinson
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Group Chat Finds Love

By Sarah Ens
There’s been a breakup so we’ve assembled in the Kootenays, each monitoring a different app, the zip & fizz of new likes, & the day’s agglomerate of nearby men: mediocre, milquetoast, many,...

Reviews

Devotional Forensics by Joseph Kidney

Reviewed by Chris Johnson

i feel that way too by jaz papadopoulos

Reviewed by hannah godfrey

Bonememory by Anna Veprinska

Reviewed by Liam Monaghan

The Loom by Andy Weaver

Reviewed by Olive Andrews

News

Free Poetry Zine-Making Workshop for Teens!

By Contemporary Verse 2
We're so happy to announce that our postponed fall zine-making workshop has been rescheduled to Sunday, February 22nd from 12...

Registration for the 2026 2-Day Poem Contest is Now Open!

By Contemporary Verse 2
Registration for the 2026 CV2 2-Day Poem Contest is now open! This fast-paced yearly contest challenges you to write a...

CV2’s 50th Anniversary Holiday Party is This Friday!

By Contemporary Verse 2
This Friday! We're gearing up for our 50th Anniversary Holiday party, with poetry readings from our contributors, live music by...