Bodies of Poetry by Nofel
CBC Books | | Posted: April 13, 2022 1:20 PM | Last Updated: September 8, 2022
Nofel has made the 2022 CBC Nonfiction Prize longlist for Bodies of Poetry.
The winner of the 2022 CBC Nonfiction Prize will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, have their work published on CBC Books and have the opportunity to attend a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Four finalists will each receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and have their work published on CBC Books.
The shortlist will be announced on Sept. 15 and the winner will be announced on Sept. 22.
If you're interested in the CBC Literary Prizes, the 2023 CBC Short Story Prize is currently open for submissions until Oct. 31, 2022.
About Nofel
Nofel (نوفل) is a Montréal based poet and essayist, writing in English and Arabic. His poetry and essays have most recently appeared in Canadian Notes and Queries, the League of Canadian Poets, Mizna, Raseef 22 and Nizwa, among other publications. Nofel is currently learning French and simultaneously working on poetry and nonfiction manuscripts.
Entry in five-ish words
"Love beyond languages and delusions."
The story's source of inspiration
"I wrote Bodies of Poetry so as not to forget my romance with Henrique and what it says about Canadian society at large. It is an essay against the fragility of memory. Love tends to fade away gradually after breakups and I try to hold onto my former lovers and what was once felt through writing."
First lines
Euphonious Dissonance
"Now that we've been seeing each other for three weeks, should we be exclusive?"
«Oui, parce que je vais pas rester avec toi si tu veux voir un autre homme.»
"Sounds good."
Henrique and I spoke best in the absence of a common language. I was able to understand French but spoke it poorly, and he understood English but didn't speak it well. We made little sense to each other when we spoke the other's language, so we decided to speak different languages, finding harmony only in difference.
I was able to understand French but spoke it poorly, and he understood English but didn't speak it well.
About the 2022 CBC Nonfiction Prize
The winner of the 2022 CBC Nonfiction Prize will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, have their work published on CBC Books and attend a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Four finalists will each receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and have their work published on CBC Books.
The 2023 CBC Short Story Prize is currently open for submissions until Oct. 31, 2022. The 2023 CBC Nonfiction Prize will open in January 2023 and the 2023 CBC Poetry Prize will open in April 2023.