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We're excited to announced that our 2020 Poetry Contest is open for submissions! The contest will be judged this year by Jenna Lyn Albert, Adèle Barclay and Can...isia Lubrin! One prize of $2000 for the best poem! Deadline is December 1, 2020! Click the link to submit your poetry! https://thefiddlehead.submittable.com/submit

"Empty Chairs" (A Poetic Photo Essay) by Hannah Jen Otilla Unexpectedly, we were hit like a hurricane without warning. We never would’ve guessed it, five years from we are standing. Within months, we changed and adapted,... Like a snake that shed but never left its skin. Slowly, we transitioned into a new way of life. We never really liked it, but choice is out of the question. Boredom, gratitude, rage, peace, and frustration, Feelings we never really expected to be felt at the same time. Every single action we used to do, was limited, But not the good kind like our grandmas’ collection. It became a test for relationships that were usually on a paved road. Challenging, but somehow, creative brains help us get through. Gradually, we step again into empty buildings, Hoping to return to our fast-paced and old ways of life, But we know, time is still in query and our memories are still scarring, Until then, we patiently wait for these empty chairs to be filled. Web version: https://lorenzo.localfm.ca//empty-chairs-a-poetic-photo-e/

We're back! To kick off a brand new semester at UNB Saint John in what feels like a brand new world, Lorenzo Review creator Jessica Raven reviews Janie Chang's newest novel, #TheLibraryOfLegends. Give it a read, check out the book, and don't miss Janie Chang's virtual book club next week! She'll be kicking off this year's Lorenzo@Home series on September 23rd. For more information, email Lorenzo Society coordinator Andrea Kikuchi at [email protected]. https://lorenzo.localfm.ca//chinese-folklore-illuminated-/

In her 2019 Reading Roundup, Lorenzo Review staff writer Jennifer Boucher Bourque ranks her favourite (and least favourite) books of the past year:

In her first Lorenzo Review article, Communications Studies student Emily Foster reviews Paula Hawkins' novel The Girl on the Train: