Author Archives: Pearl
Personal Top 21
So far I’ve completely read 95 books and chapbooks this year. These are the ones that impressed me most, in no particular order: poetry: Thirty-seven Small Songs & Thirteen Silences by Jan Zwicky (Gaspereau Press, 2005) Thirty-Three by Geoffrey Young (above/ground, 2017) the lithium body by Sarah MacDonnell (in/words, 2017) Class Proof by Deonte Osayande (Urban Farmhouse […]
bpNichol Award
Each year $4000 gets given to one Canadian chapbook. The finalists for the 2017 bpNichol Chapbook Award are: Dana Claxton. The Patient Storm. (above/ground press) Doris Fiszer. The Binders. (Tree Press) Stevie Howell. Summer. (Desert Pets Press) Sonnet L’Abbé. Anima Canadensis. (Junction Books) Nanci Lee. Preparation. (FreeFall Literary Society of Calgary) Renee Sarojini Saklikar. After […]
Reflections on publicity
I used to use this space for rumination, poetry drafts, signal boost to other blogs, and it gradually unconsciously became a PSA hub and advertorial for organizations I’m involved with. I went silent for a while for taking on too much, including house-construction and moving to another province. Probably no one is left reading but […]
Upcoming Events
Emily Izsak’s podcast features the Radish in New Recruits Episode 22: Serena Posner Reads Pearl Pirie On Wed May 17, 2017, 1pm-4pm, Studio Nouveau presents Catherine Owen Title: Eavesdropping on Mars. Cost: $60 (including a book, is 3 hours and all about fun experimentations). Due to a couple conflicts of schedule, 2 spots are open. 3 hour workshop […]