# Toronto Poet's Oct 7 Poem Sparks Controversy

> Toronto poet's poem praising Hamas attack in journal funded by Canada Council sparks review.
- Title: Toronto Poet's Oct 7 Poem Sparks Controversy · Nationalpost
- Summary: Toronto poet's poem praising Hamas attack in journal funded by Canada Council sparks review. Toronto poet Bahar Orang's poem in government-funded journal…
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- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/journal-under-review-oct-7-attack
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- Topics: breaking, bahar orang, ex-puritan, canada council, hamas, october 7, toronto, canada, news, politics
## Poem in government journal
Toronto poet bahar orang published poem in canada council funded journal ex-puritan.
## Poem praises october 7 attack
Orang describes october 7 as deadliest day for jewish community since holocaust with 1200 israelis murdered.
## Poem references paragliders
Orang writes praise the paragliders their gentle ascension and unbroken morning.

> Praise the paragliders, their gentle ascension, their unbroken morning, and of course their triumphant descension…
## Canada Council review underway
Canada council retained legal counsel to review ex-puritan after concerns about content.
## Key takeaway

Toronto poet Bahar Orang's poem in government-funded journal praised October 7 Hamas attack, triggering Canada Council review.