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We can announce now. I am short-listed for the Robert Kroetsch Award

happening Saturday, June 25, 2011 in room 203 of the Jack Purcell Community Centre (on Elgin, at 320 Jack Purcell Lane). General info: the ottawa small press book fair noon to 5pm (opens at 11:00 for exhibitors) admission free to the public. $20 for exhibitors, full tables$10 for half-tables (payable to rob mclennan, c/o 858 […]

CBC shortlist for POETRY Shane Book (Nepean, ON) for “Almost Spain” Brian Brett (Salt Spring Island, BC) for “To Your Scattered Bodies Go” Mathew Henderson (Toronto, ON) for “Oilfield Poems” Gerald Hill (Regina, SK) for “Natural Cause” Sonnet L’Abbe (Vancouver, BC) for “Permanent Resident’s Test” Yay to Gerry! Them poet shoes go good places. And […]

Steven Ross Smith and Sandra Ridley, Sean Moreland, Carmel Purkis, Grant Wilkins, Glenn Nuotio and Christine McNair doing a sound response to the Playback exhibit as part of AB Series Pre-VERSeFest. The first few days of VERSeFest at a glance: March 8: Ian Keteku, Brad Morden, David McGimpsey and Craig Poile (7 pm) and Michael […]

Nice one! Thru this Fence, another link in the collaborative chain of 3-word poems. Like the pressure built in this too. And, Lemon Hound’s series of people talking on reviewing has another entry, this one by rob mclennan who talks about getting into the context of the writer rather than stay in the shoes of […]