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It’s sweet to be invited to read and to read with people you like. What a wonderful room of people came to the launch. It reminds me why I’d ever shared any writing. Warm welcomes, familiar faces, encouraging strangers, and that sub-vocal track of people being with you, hums, changed breathing, chuckles. There’s a sense […]

Tidbits: Andrea Gibson on eye contact. There’s an above/ground poetry chapbook sale. 4 chaps/$20 (postage included), 10 for $40 + shipping, any 24 titles for $80 etc. I’d recommend: mine of course, and Ben Robinson, melissa eleftherion, Ken Norris, Lori Anderson Moseman, Kyle Flemmer, issues of Guest, Jason Heroux, Hugh Thomas, Renée Sarojini Saklikar, Monty […]

Vixen’s The Season of the Haunt by Sandra Ridley has a group. 35 voices, interwoven with hers. The video-poem is now up on YouTube:

Evenings of sharing poetry/soirées de partages poétiques. This month is the theme of/ ce mois, le thème du : reckoning hosted by/ avec hôtes : Gillie Griffin, Julie Le Gal With guest reader /avec poète invitée: Anita Lahey Thursday, February 6th, 7pm at the Wakefield library. Accessible with level entry. Poetea series at the Biblio Wakefield […]

Coming in two weeks…two poets I’ve had the privilege of workshopping with in one place. Lana Crossman’s Pinhole Press launchSat., January 18, 2pm at the Sunnyside Branch of Ottawa Public Library. Her launch of Pics or It Didn’t Happen will be with guest readings by fellow Pinhole Press poets Laurie Koensgen and Pearl Pirie