Our long-distance relationship poems capture those emotions and can help you express your feelings when you're separated from your lover. When he's away, whether short or long-term, you miss ...

But Kersel is ironic and funny, at times sharp, even though very few poems could be called protests. There’s one about how her dad years ago had to carry a passport when he walked around ...

A five-book shortlist will be announced on April 3, with the winner to be named at a ceremony in Toronto on June 4.