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I’m doing mock-ups, digital and physical of the layouts for a group chapbook. Designing all the elements to flow to set each other off and up is the interesting part, more so than writing a poem these days. The interesting part is the less familiar parts of the trip. Next finding somewhere cheap enough to […]

Here’s a photo set of 35 pics from Eco-Jest-Us. It was 6 hours of performances in all. I can’t relate it all. But a few notes from the evening show portion: David Chernushenko gave an optimistic look at people Being the Change around us. His hundred-mile film will play at the Mayfair April 27th. It’s […]

I find myself lately impatient with poems that have any suburban content, let-me-tell-you-about-my-every day genre. No more room in the buffer for poems about petting their cats, or watching their grandchildren play or pining from their bedroom about some girl to talk to. Dreamy and content poems, a valuable part of life, sure. There tends […]

Want to limber up with poetic morning stretches? Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day Challenge for April has given these prompts so far: 1: what got you here 2: a postcard poem 3: imagine the world without you. 4: a type of person 5: Two for Tuesday” a) a goofy poem. b) a serious poem. 6: Don’t […]

Canada Reads PoetryCanada Reads Poetry is put on by CBC and the National Post with online discussions and a public vote at the end. What’s advised as a Must Read by the panel? Sonnet L’Abbé is defending Forage by Rita Wong. Anne Simpson is defending Nox by Anne Carson. George Murray is defending Inventory by […]