Lemon Hound is an evolving digital literary site devoted to arts, letters, poetry, and prose. Established in 2005, it publishes a broad range of writing and critical perspectives, with a particular focus on contemporary poetry and literary culture. Its sections include essays and fragments, commentary, poems, poetry and poetics, short takes, “How Poems Work,” prose and narrative, reviews, writing on reviewing, and conversations with writers.

The site features original and archival material, including poems, excerpts, interviews, reviews, and close readings of literary works. Its posts showcase writers and poets such as Sue Goyette, Canisia Lubrin, Karen Solie, and Dionne Brand, while also revisiting earlier contributions and discussions from its archive. Lemon Hound offers readers a place to encounter new writing, explore how poems are made and interpreted, and engage with debates about literature. Through its mix of creative work, criticism, and conversation, the site connects readers with writers and ideas across the fields of poetry and prose.