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Poems For All are tiny chapbooks, bigger than a postage stamp, smaller than a piece of i.d. with one poem per.

One of these years I’ll get myself to the Zen Poetry Festival in Montreal. This year it’s March 10-13.

What is it? The prize for the Robert Kroetsch Award for innovative Poetry is awarded annually. The winning manuscript is selected by an established poet, in co-operation with Snare Books. Snare Books was founded in Montreal by Jon Paul Fiorentino and Robert Allen in the early spring of 2006. So much skillful poetry work goes […]

KaDo is an Ottawa haiku group. It’s been going for 11 years. We meet once per season at different sites. This time it was at Stepping Stones Gallery and Camellia Teas of Ottawa. Some raked stone in the Tea room which groups reserve for events, retreats, or to take brushwork classes at. Rebecca Lyn Cragg […]

Snare books announced the shortlist today. We are: – Jason Christie on his book Canada Post – Victor Enns‘ book Lucky Man – Christine McNair at ditch, – Amanda Earl at BookThug & Sandra Ridley‘s book recommended – Kevin Spenst at ditch, – Shannon Maguire at ditch, – Leah Laxdal in Descant – Pearl Pirie‘s […]