▁literature ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁French ▁by ▁Canadian ▁and ▁international ▁sch ol ars . ▁It ▁also ▁publish es ▁around ▁ 2 4 ▁original ▁po ems ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁occas ional ▁inter views ▁with ▁writers . ▁Each ▁issue ▁contains ▁an ▁extensive ▁book ▁reviews ▁section . ▁R ather ▁than ▁foc using ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁theoretical ▁approach , ▁Canadian ▁Liter ature ▁contains ▁articles ▁on ▁all ▁subjects ▁rel ating ▁to ▁writers ▁and ▁writing ▁in ▁Canada . ▁Each ▁issue ▁contains ▁content ▁from ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁contrib utors , ▁and ▁the ▁journal ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" crit ically ▁ec lect ic ". ▁ ▁Public ation ▁Canadian ▁Liter ature ▁publish es ▁both ▁general ▁and ▁special ▁issues . ▁The ▁general ▁issues ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁periods ▁and ▁topics , ▁while ▁the ▁special ▁issues ▁focus ▁on ▁more ▁specific ▁topics , ▁including ▁issues ▁on ▁them es ▁such ▁as ▁travel , ▁eth nic ity , ▁women ' s ▁writing , ▁mult icult ural ism , ▁and ▁Ind igen ous ▁literature ; ▁particular ▁gen res ▁such ▁as ▁Canadian ▁poetry , ▁historical ▁nov els ; ▁life ▁writing , ▁and ▁spec ulative ▁fiction ; ▁or ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁prominent ▁authors ▁of ▁Canadian ▁literature ▁such ▁as ▁Thomas ▁King , ▁P . K . ▁Page , ▁or ▁Leonard ▁C ohen . ▁ ▁The ▁journal ' s ▁average ▁length ▁is ▁ 2 0 8 ▁pages . ▁Canadian ▁Liter ature ▁reaches ▁a ▁global ▁read ership ▁and ▁is ▁distributed ▁in ▁print ▁in ▁Canada , ▁US , ▁and ▁twenty - five ▁other ▁countries . ▁Institution s ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁its