Celebrating 50 years of poetry in 2025 ✨ https://linktr.ee/cv2magazinehttps://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3muklhytjvc2n✨We are eager to announce that this year’s Foster Poetry Prize judge is the thoughtful, skilled and talented Hollay Ghadery! ✨02 Sep 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muklhytjvc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3mttwdnsl3s25CV2 is very sorry to share that a poem we published in our most recent issue, Vol.49.1, is a work of plagiarism. The piece in question plagiarizes the poem “Another Poem About My Father” by Kayla Czaga, originally published in 2014 in her debut collection, For Your Safety Please Hold On. 🧵 (1/)24 Aug 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttwdnsl3s25https://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3mslghohafk23Announcing: the readers for our Summer Issue launch! We're so excited to be joined by: @sharmavivivek.bsky.social , @ambergoodwyn.bsky.social , Catriona Wright, Jacob Alvarado, Grace R. Taylor, and Sydney Mayes! Aug. 11th / 7pm CDT. Free to attend! Get the link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cHjuKtfHSreTXCpf14aPlQ#/registration08 Aug 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslghohafk23https://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3msglbpu5a227🤩Take a look at the Summer Issue!🤩 Resplendently decked in lush cover art by Hannah Doucet, the new issue brings a fresh crop of poems and reviews ripe to sweeten a rainy day or serve as your next substance-rich-beach-read! 🍎 ⛱️☀️ Get your copy: https://contemporaryverse2.ca/issues/summer-2026/06 Aug 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msglbpu5a227https://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3msdwowanlk27Summer Issue launch! The new issue is here and she is 🌼VIBRANT🌼 Our online poem party carries zero risk of sunburn and will feature readings from some of this issue's fantastic contributors! Tuesday, Aug 11th at 7pm CDT on Zoom. Free to attend. Get your invite: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cHjuKtfHSreTXCpf14aPlQ#/registration05 Aug 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdwowanlk27https://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3mrpykhygfs2bThe 2026 2-Day Poem Contest Winners!! We're thrilled to announce this year’s winners, as selected by our judge Sarah Wolfson, our editors, one of our editors' moms, and you! Congrats to Dessa Bayrock, @cincinnatusc.bsky.social , @jadeyuliu.bsky.social , Natalie Rice, Hayley Clin, and Tea Gerbeza!28 Jul 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpykhygfs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3mr6hjl6lnc26It's true - it really could be you 👀 Give us the honour 🎖 submit your work! There’s plenty of time to submit by the Early Bird Deadline: October 1st.21 Jul 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6hjl6lnc26https://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3mqk6suqjl22bAnnouncing: the nominees for the 2026 2-Day Contest People's Choice Award! We need your help to choose a winner for the People's Choice category! Follow the link to read the four finalists and pick your favourite. Voting closes Friday, July 17th at 11:59pm CT. https://contemporaryverse2.ca/vote-for-the-2026-2-day-contest-peoples-choice-award/13 Jul 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk6suqjl22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3move77fumk25✨️New review!✨️ "We are the children of love stories; we are also the children of migration shaped by geopolitics. Always both at the same time." Aris Keshav reviews Qaf's People by Sadiqa de Meijer. Read it here! https://contemporaryverse2.ca/reviews/qafs-people/22 Jun 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3move77fumk25https://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3mmz35dzwbk2wDon't miss the Spring Issue launch! We're celebrating our beautiful new issue with readings from our wonderful contributors: Hajer Requiq, talah ezzedin, Kennedy Willier, Max Maclean, Ain Khan, and Zoe Dickinson! Free. June 2nd at 7pm CST on Zoom. Get your link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/waqNrm_lRMiT9WYKW9QolA29 May 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmz35dzwbk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3mmrjskia622bJoin us for the launch of the Spring Issue! The new issue is full of fresh poetry and reviews and includes the winners of the 2025 Foster Prize! Celebrate with us June 2nd at 7pm CST on Zoom. Free to attend - follow the link below to get your invite! https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/waqNrm_lRMiT9WYKW9QolA#/registration26 May 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrjskia622bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3mmhj6w7kak22Happy spring, readers The world is a mess, but that’s nothing new Luckily, we still have poetry And luckily, the poetry still has you Thank you, poets Thank you, readers We love you all CV2 Join us on Zoom June 2nd @ 7pm CST for the launch of the Spring Issue! Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/waqNrm_lRMiT9WYKW9QolA#/registration22 May 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhj6w7kak22https://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3mklotwunw223Take a look at these gorgeous totes we screen printed! You can pick one up at our poetry party this Friday in the Exchange! Join us for live music, poetry readings, and cake! Friday, May 1st 6:30PM doors / 7:00PM readings Video Pool - 2nd Floor, 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg28 Apr 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklotwunw223https://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3mjvpbznpl22kAnd that is a WRAP on the #2DayContest2026 ! Thank you so much for your participation, and we hope to see you again next year!!20 Apr 2026 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvpbznpl22khttps://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3mjubreumec25#2DayContest2026 The deadline is inching closer! Which of the 10 words did you find the most challenging this year?19 Apr 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjubreumec25https://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3mjsaxaxpb22rAttention poets!! Where in the world are you working from? Share your workstation for the #2DayContest2026 !18 Apr 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsaxaxpb22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cv2magazine.bsky.social/post/3mjrlc67cjk26Ready, set, WRITE! The 2026 2-Day Contest has begun! This year's words are zugzwang, deipnosophist, ululation, solivagant, pizzazz, funk, sniffishness, express, clam, and bone. #2DayContest2026 Good luck 😈 and get writing!!!18 Apr 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:uyllctb5yo5lcxeopqa2rik3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrlc67cjk26