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So far, my fav reads of all genres are these with 6/14 being rereads. I realize the names alone are not giving much detail. I’ve only done reviews of a couple. Be that as it may, The Last Song of the World by Joseph Fasano (Copper Canyon, 2024) [reread]My Red, The Selected Haiku of John […]

(It’s not exactly poetics, but it is fun, therefore poetry. ) Parallel play doesn’t have to be in-person so Bri and I, and the Hellhound—we seem to be pet-sitting for Adam— and a few hundred dozen ants, did a cosplay of our own local. (Ants were playing the role of a legion of demons.) There […]

Do It Wrong: How to be a Poet in the Twenty-first Century by Derek Beaulieu (Assembly Press, 2026), Best Canadian Poetry 2025 edited by Mary Dalton (Biblioasis, 2025), and Sincerely Katherine: Life, Gender, Inclusivity and Leadership for the Future by Katherine Dudtschak (Page Two, 2026).

Have you noticed how cooking and editing are comically ill-at-odds with each other? Did you know ravioli is edible after being cooked for at least 25 minutes and fried for the last few? *le sigh* I have poems up at Thinking About Strawberries All the Time. Did I mention the Griffin Prize wants feedback? I […]

There’s a folio of 45 Ottawa poets up at Periodicities. 2 of my poems are included, “memento vivis” and “a placebo science” which are ghazal or ghazal adjacent. Don’t miss Michelle Desbarats‘ and Sarah Kabamba‘s and Tamsyn Farr‘s while you’re there. Ooh, and Cameron has a book of essays coming out this fall. Word from […]