Author Archives: Pearl

There’s a folio of 45 Ottawa poets up at Periodicities. 2 of my poems are included, “memento vivis” and “a placebo science” which are ghazal or ghazal adjacent. Don’t miss Michelle Desbarats‘ and Sarah Kabamba‘s and Tamsyn Farr‘s while you’re there. Ooh, and Cameron has a book of essays coming out this fall. Word from […]

I used to do a lot of blog reading. I don’t seem to anymore so I don’t do blog roundups like I used to. icymi, the registration is on for the Haiku Canada Conference at Queen’s university is in May. The schedule and accommodations are up. https://www.haikucanada.org/conferences/hcwe.php?page=hcwe&lang=en How to Write Bad Haiku by Kris Lindbeck. […]

As I mentioned I aim to write 1 review for every 10 titles read, whether that is a 16-page title or 1000 page title. I have read 60 titles this year (10 of those are re-reads) and have 12 reviews out, or forthcoming. although, 3 of those I wrote last year and there was a […]

I keep a running list of words that tickle. What are yours? grisly, gristles  huff, hustle and bristle lavish curt, courtesy bebumfuzzledly formica,  formic acid dyspraxia digital commons cajole clade geranium nimble aporia nuzzle muzzy interpolate, interpol triangulate  digression gaussian bickerflirt shrewd signifiers hubbub dubiety ramada, ramadan clod, clawed indefatigable defat mooning over over the […]

In case I haven’t mentioned lately, I compile all the reviews of books and chapbooks people have expressed on what I’ve been lucky enough to have published and read. I know finding poetry can be hard. I’ve stockpiled a couple thousand titles of it yet in the season of spring titles releasing I feel woe-be-gotten […]