"Surely there are words to encapsulate the whole of Vallum...an eclectic and colorful collection of original art, poetry, and essays that unravel the world from bizarre and fantastic perspectives ... a refreshing variety of style and range of voice."  - Utne Reader     Link to the full article

"What rewards and satisfies the most about the poems in Vallum is their use of language. I don’t know how often I’ve read a journal containing poems of the same style that might have been written by the same poet. This is not true of Vallum where language is witty, startling, sardonic, obscene, often (and I can’t believe I’m using this word) - lovely."
- Literary Magazine Review       Link to the full article

"…establishing this publication as one of the top poetry magazines in the country. The layout and design are fantastic, and the full-colour artwork is magnificent, both complementing the fabulous writing...a fabulous magazine, with the quality of a fine book."          - WORD

"This Canadian journal makes a bid to be international."   - Bloomsbury Review

"Vallum's mix of poetry, prose, and visual art is audacious and exciting.... If the vigorous writing in this journal is any indication it's only a matter of time before the world catches on... This new magazine has a beautiful artistic look and feel." - The New Pages Literary Magazine Stand

"An impressive lineup of poets." - The Montreal Mirror

"Beautifully printed and not a little self-willed." - Literary Magazine Review

"Vallum is passionate, ethereal, realistic and provocative, responding to change and movement of time, raising questions of the reader and proffering various solutions." - Incwriters Society

 Vallum Chapbook Series

Tramp Fanny Howe has written numerous books of poetry and fiction, including the recent collection of stories, Economics. Her most recent collection of poetry, On The Ground, was short-listed for the Griffin Prize. She is a past recipient of the Lenore Marshall Award for Poetry and of a Guggenheim Fellowship. She lives in New England. Buy Tramp now

Ariane's Threads Helen Zisimatos Auerbach is a co-founding editor of Vallum: contemporary poetry. She has been a finalist for the National Magazine Awards and the Santa Fe Writer's Project. She lives in Montréal. Buy Ariane's Threads now

Address Franz Wright is the author of some 20 books of poetry and translations, including Walking to Martha's Vineyard, which received the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.  His recent book, published by Knopf in 2006, is called God's Silence.  He lives in Massachusetts.   Buy Address now

Opportune Forthcoming by Vallum Editor-in-chief and prize-winning writer Joshua Auerbach.

Hotel Dieu Letters to Madame Lee C J Pellerin holds a B.A. and a B.Ed from St. Mary's University.  He is a sailor, carpenter, and due to life perpetuators, love and mutation, a muse-ician. Buy Hotel Dieu: Letters to Madame Lee now

News

April 2008 Happy National Poetry Month! We at Vallum are celebrating and taking the opportunity to offer a 20% discount on all purchases made though our website. Click here to make a purchase. Vallum: contemporary poetry and the Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival (April 30 to May 4, 2008) cordially invite you to celebrate the launch of Vallum's 10th issue, Spirit. Date: Saturday May 3, 2008 Time: 3 p.m. Locaton: Delta Centre-Ville - Les Courants, 777 University Street, Montreal, Quebec Join us and hear 10 of Montreal's top poets, including Joshua Auerbach, Stephanie Bolster, Steve Luxton, Jeffrey Mackie, Ilona Martonfi, Bryan Sentes, Norm Sibum, David Solway, Carolyn Marie Souaid, Sherwin Tjia and Helen Zisimatos. New: Letters to the editor feature on our website. Have something to say about Vallum? We want your feedback! Simply click here to submit your comments. Vallum’s Editor-in-chief Joshua Auerbach’s book, Radius of Light is short-listed for the Gerald Lamport Award. Attention Children! Our fall issue, 6:2, will be themed “Children,” and will feature a special section of poetry by and for children. We are accepting poetry submission from kids up to 14 years old. Submit your entries by June 15, 2008 to: Vallum: contemporary poetry P.O Box 326, Westmount Station Montreal, Quebec H3Z 2T5, Canada February 2008 Happy New Year! We at Vallum resolve to keep you up to date on our news. Vallum is now available at Barnes & Nobles, and at Books-a-Million stores in the US. It has been confirmed that Vallum will be celebrating the launch of their 10th issue at the Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival, May 3, 2008. Editor Joshua Auerbach will be reading at the Sasquatch reading series in Ottawa Feb 24. Location: Royal Oak II (map), downstairs, 161 Laurier East, between Cumberland and King Edward, Sandy Hill Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Admission: Free. For more information: (613) 526-0056. Look out for Radius of Light by Joshua Auerbach. This poetry collection, published by DC books is now out in bookstores. www.dcbooks.ca November 2007: Vallum is going back to Expozine! September 2007: Vallum exhibits at Word on the Street 2007 in Toronto.  New chapbooks by Franz Wright and C J Pellerin are released. June 2007:       Vallum participates in the 2007 Ottawa Small Press Fair. Canadian poet Angela Carr hosts a poetry workshop for kids at St-Lawrence Academy Junior (Lasalle, QC), as part of Vallum's Outreach Program. March 2007 : Spring issue, themed "Wonder," hits bookstores. Winter 2007: Watch for new chapbook, Address, by Franz Wright. November 2006: Vallum exhibits at Expozine 2006. October 2006: Vallum Award for Poetry results announced in our latest issue - The Desert. June 2006: Launch of VSFAALE'S Community Outreach Program! Poetry workshops held at Laurier MacDonald Elementary School in LaSalle, QC. March 2006: Hear Vallum Editor-in-Chief, JOSHUA AUERBACH's interview with Jeffrey Mackie on CKUT. February 2006: Exciting launch of Issue 3:2, Japanese Imaginings & chapbook Ariana's Threads, at Zeke's Gallery in Montreal. Music by Emiko Toguchi & Bruno Deschenes. November 2005: Hear Pulitzer Prize-winner FRANZ WRIGHT , interviewed before reading in the 2005 Vallum Reading Series. April 2005: Hear Pulitzer Prize-winner PAUL MULDOON speak on poetry, sources of inspiration and the avant-garde.