The top 10 and the top 2 dozen of the year. Some of these were really tight calls. And a have a dozen still underway that I may finish this year. Could happen. 2025 Poetry: Toward an Origin Story by Laurie D Graham (Model Press, 2025)Seed Beetle by Mahaila Smith (Stelliform Press, 2025)Hawk & Moon […]
Category Archives: Demographics
Year End Audit
I suppose I could do this Jan 1st and to a degree will. I had a few guiding goals going into the year: Abandon books instead of slog, read more BIPOC, more queer, more in translationmore by disabled, more in French. About 10% BIPOC. On French, I finished none. What/who counts as disabled? Bit hard […]
Demographics and Stats of Books Read
As I mentioned in a previous post, I do an analysis of what I consume each year to be accountable to myself and see patterns I want to change. (Be the change.) This tracking allows me to identify trends and gaps. From this I can direct my reading and intentions for the future. By default […]
95Books
The year has ended. We can now officially say hindsight is 2020. After being in a headlong tumble-scramble from August onwards, I had a few days to sit after Christmas and move the bookmarks. I read 128 books and chapbooks over the year, 21 chapbooks and 50 novels among them. 59% were by females, 35% […]
Currently reading
Currently stacked to read in one room. I get a mouthful of words every few days. Top to bottom: David Groulx, Ross Gay, Natalie Hanna, Pearl Pirie, Paul Perry, Rose Maloukis, Dane Swan (editor), Mary Jean Chan, Jamie Sharpe, Greg Santos, Gil McElroy, Susan Atkinson, Andrew Vaisius, Carla Harris, Roxanna Bennett, Donna Kane, Paul Vermeersch […]