The best Canadian poetry of 2024 [Video]

Here are the CBC Books picks for the top Canadian poetry of the year!

Scientific Marvel by Chimwemwe Undi

Scientific Marvel is a poetry collection that looks into the history of and current life in Winnipeg. With humour and surprise, it delves into deeper themes of racism, queerness and colonialism while keeping personal lived experiences close to the page. 

Scientific Marvel won the 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award for poetry.

• The Poetry of Why: poet Chimwemwe Undi on a lifetime of questions in verse

Chimwemwe Undi is a Winnipeg-based poet, editor and lawyer. She was the Winnipeg poet laureate for 2023 and 2024. She won the 2022 John Hirsch Emerging Writer Award from the Manitoba Book Awards and her work can be found in Brick, Border Crossings, Canadian Literature and BBC World. Undi was longlisted for the 2020 CBC Poetry Prize…