over at periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics ive been soliciting 'residency reports' for a while, seeking write-ups by #poets not only doing #writerinresidence gigs, but writing residencies + #poetlaureate gigs ; is there anyone out there open to doing a wee write-up? periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/search/label/r…

newly posted at periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics : Manahil Bandukwala Manahil : 2024 VERSeFest interviews: Laila Malik / Book*hug Press VERSe Ottawa ;
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Lunch Poems presents Jason Heroux & Stuart Ross (Online) Tickets, Wed, 20 Mar 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite hey #Ottawa ⁦rob mclennan⁩ ⁦Meet The Presses⁩ ⁦Jason Christie⁩ ⁦Heather J Wood⁩ ⁦League of Canadian Poets⁩ eventbrite.ca/e/lunch-poems-…

btw I'm reading at versefest!!!

VERSeFest : Ottawa's International Poetry Festival begins this Thurs night! 3 of our 4 nights have free admission (authors will be selling their own books/chapbooks/cds, so bring $), but don't forget to pick up yr tickets for Sat night at Red Bird Live ! verseottawa.ca/en/versefest

To celebrate VERSeFest 2024, periodicities has shared an interview with Sandra Ridley, author of Vixen! Sandra sits down with Margo LaPierre and answers some questions about interrogation, healing language, and ethics in her new collection.
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Celebrating Beast Body Epic, a ten-year milestone
amandaearl.substack.com/p/celebrating-… VERSeFest Ottawa rob mclennan

VERSeFest Ottawa presents Laila Malik, author of archipelago, as part of their Opening Night Session 1. Also featuring Anita Lahey, Marjorie Silverman, and Monty Reid. Hosted by Jennifer Baker.

Thursday, March 21, 2024
7:00-8:30 pm ET
Avant-Garde Bar, 135 Besserer St, Ottawa, ON
Free

Last call for nominations for the 2023 Nelson Ball Prize! You have till May 30 to get your publications into the mail! Please put your seats in an upright position and stow your haiku under the seat in front of you!
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Call for nominations for the 2024 Nelson Ball Prize
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TONIGHT! CIUT 89.5 FM 10pm -11pm Hollay Ghadery (she/her) talks to Nora Gold about “In Sickness And In Health” & “Yom Kippur In A Gym” Guernica Editions - also Gary Barwin talks about his book of essays “Imagining Imagining” Wolsak & Wynn TUNE IN TONIGHT!

Today it's episode #194 of PoemTalk—a discussion of two poems by Veronica Forrest-Thomson with Iain Morrison, Anthony Capildeo, Laynie Browne and Lee Ann Brown. The episode was recorded before a live audience at Fruitmarket Arts Center in Edinburgh.
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Congrats to 2024 @saskbookawards nominees!🎉

Celebrating the many Sage Hill alumni, faculty & friends nominated here including Michelle Good Marina Endicott dee Hobsbawn-Smith gregory scofield ᐅᒫᒌᐤ Miriam Körner Dr. Adam Pottle Alice Kuipers trevor herriot Ariel Gordon & Brenda Schmidt!❤️

Happy #WorldPoetryDay !

What poets are you reading today?

Canadian poets! A prize for you!!

Coming this October - new long poem. Talonbooks SFU English Department #poetry

One of my poems, out in the world. Thanks to Michael Edwards, Tolu Oloruntoba, Andrew French, & Daniel Cowper (the best writing group) for the input & rob mclennan for sharing it!!
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Come see us tonight at Avant-Garde Bar, 135 Besserer Street, 7pm

Happy Poetry Day

It’s Nowruz—Persian New Year—& I am honoured to welcome Bänoo Zan to this series to share her thoughts about literary community, & raise an important perspective about how we think of this collective, & the words we use to describe it.

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#nowruz #poet