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The Alchemy Lecture

The Alchemy Lecture is a multi-vocal model that brings together a constellation of three to four thinkers and practitioners from different disciplines and geographies annually to think together and in...

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“Creating and sustaining spaces for literary conversations takes an enormous amount of work, but those spaces matter.” —Selena Mercuri Read the full interview about state of reviewing in Canada: the-wood-lot.ca/2026/08/11/t... @selenamercuri.bsky.social @chrisbanks6625.bsky.social #poetry

Read @selenamercuri.bsky.social new review of Eternities on the Havana Times! havanatimes.org/features/ete...

“Eternidades” a Classic of Spanish Literature Now in English - Havana Times

Written in 1916 and 1917 and published in 1918, Eternidades arrives in English as “Eternities” at a significant remove from its origin...

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"The book explores female sexual desire, current heterosexual dynamics, exposes the harms of misogyny & male entitlement and critiques these patriarchal systems." @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social goes on a coffee date with @selenamercuri.bsky.social to discuss The Tinder Sonnets. tinyurl.com/yjcrt6cc

A Coffee Date with Jennifer LoveGrove

Author of THE TINDER SONNETS

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"Approaches to narrative are more complicated than a plotter-pantser binary, but for brevity’s sake, I’ll call myself a pantser." @selenamercuri.bsky.social goes on a coffee date with @lizjohnston.bsky.social, author of The Fall-Down Effect. coffeedateswithauthors.substack.com/p/a-coffee-d...

A Coffee Date with Liz Johnston

Author of THE FALL-DOWN EFFECT

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A LITTLE FERAL by Maria Giesbrecht is heading on tour this May. A current MFA candidate in the program, Maria’s debut poetry collection traces a path through faith, family, and rupture.

Today we're highlighting a new novel! Liz Johnston's The Fall-Down Effect is an expansive and moving story about family, environmental activism, climate change, secrets, and loss, set in a small mountain town. Read an excerpt from the book here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/the-fall-d...

Read @amandaearl.bsky.social's review of Muttertongue, by Lillian Allen, @garybarwin.bsky.social & @whatisapoem.bsky.social (pub. Exile), in Issue 33! From the first glimpse of the book cover, it’s clear I’m in for a lot of play ... www.thetemzreview.com/earl-muttert...

Read @amandaearl.bsky.social's review of Steffi Tad-y's Notes from the Ward (pub. Gordon Hill Press) in Issue 33! ​These minimalist poems are powerful expressions of vulnerability and intense articulations of dreams... www.thetemzreview.com/earl-tad-y-3...

“The Book of Interruptions resists continuity… what emerges is poetry that begins and breaks, self-dissects, and starts again, offering up language attuned to the ruptures we inhabit, those that insist on remaining open.” —Selena Mercuri, The Literary Review of Canada @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social

Looking for books to gift (or to read)? Writer and reviewer @selenamercuri.bsky.social has you covered with six fantastic book recommendations in this year's #ALUGiftGuide. alllitup.ca/gift-guide-w...

It was an honour to get to review @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social beautiful and evocative new book, In The Field. @palimpsestpress.bsky.social Every essay is a work of art. Thank you so much to @selenamercuri.bsky.social @thenewquarterly.bsky.social tnq.ca/under-review... 💗📚

Under Review: In the Field by Sadiqa de Meijer - The New Quarterly Digital Edition

Danila Botha Reviews Sadiqa de Meijer's In the Field, touching on form, authenticity, experiences, and more. Read now!

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As we prepare to open submissions for the #WarlandAward on Nov 1, we extend our deepest gratitude to #AlisonBraid for her wonderful work and wish her all the best in her next chapter. We're delighted to welcome @selenamercuri.bsky.social to the team as the new coordinator for the Warland Award.

"I listen to my circadian rhythm on repeat to drown out the laments of the harsh winds." #TodaysPoem #poetry Seasonal Affective Disorder by @SelenaMercuri.bsky.social (2023 The Innis Herald)

Seasonal Affective Disorder | The Innis Herald

Snow tires trudge through grey slush as headlights  interrogate the blizzard that has murdered the warmth of the sun and my shadow  melts through the

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“Worldly Girls unfolds like a series of controlled explosions, each essay detonating just enough certainty to reveal what lies beneath...” @selenamercuri.bsky.social reviews the debut memoir from @bokchoygurltjong.bsky.social for @thenewquarterly.bsky.social tnq.ca/under-review...

Tuesday September 23, 6pm at the Caledonian! @emilyweedon.bsky.social's launches her new detective/vampire novel Hemo Sapiens. Q&A with @hvonpalleske.bsky.social. Readings by @mattcahill.bsky.social @selenamercuri.bsky.social @andrewawesome.bsky.social & Brooke Lockyer #CanLit

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Happening a week from now! I will be reading from Radioland (and signing books) at the next Drunk Fiction event at The Caledonian, hosted by Emily Weedon (who will be launching her next novel)! There will be authors aplenty and a wide array of ales and whisky. Hope to see you Sept 23rd @ 6pm!

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Exciting news! Our program coordinator and plenary class instructor #CanisiaLubrin is the Guest Curator for the 38th annual @writersfest.bc.ca, taking place October 20-26, 2025. See the full schedule and get your tickets here: writersfest.bc.ca/2025-festiva...

Greatl day at the Mississauga Literary Festival! I did a talk on reading poetry and helped with the launch of Issue No. 8 of the @theampersandreview.bsky.social. Great people, great venue, great sense of community, all sorely needed in these brutish times. Thank you, @mississaugalib.bsky.social !!!

There's an excerpt from Canisia Lubrin's new book, The World After Rain, in the @yalereview.bsky.social. Check it out! yalereview.org/article/cani...

Canisia Lubrin: “From ‘The World After Rain,’ II: Twice Awake“

A poem by Canisia Lubrin: “the hour is thick, our tables full, our fields long again with cane”

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Our MFA students had a lovely time reading at the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival yesterday alongside the Read at the Fringe winners!

As writers, one of the greatest challenges is sustaining ourselves over the long journey of creation and publication. Not just perseverance, but an irreducible devotion to the act of writing itself. #breathingthepage #writingcommunity #amwri̇ti̇ng #authorcommunity #writers #betsywarland #onwriting

I’m so excited to be joining the wonderful TNQ team!

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We are delighted to announce that Selena Mercuri has joined the TNQ team as our Reviews Editor! Stay tuned in September for our first book review in this new series. @selenamercuri.bsky.social #bookreview #bookrecommendations #canlit #tbr #TNQunderreview

Check out these Toronto literary events happening in August! #bookevent #booklaunch #toronto #torontoevents #authorcommunity #authorgram #writers

Hi everyone! I thought I would introduce myself now that I’m planning to post on here a bit more frequently. I’m Selena, a #writer, recovering #barista, and #booklover working in the #literaryindustry. 📚

Read @selenamercuri.bsky.social's review of Myna Wallin's The Suicide Tourist (pub. Ekstasis Editions) in Issue 31! ...Rather than writing about survival as a triumph, Wallin describes it as a process that is gritty, repetitive, and nonlinear... www.thetemzreview.com/mercuri-31.h...

"Your Presence is Mandatory centres around several false narratives..." The debut review by Olga Stein is up at TSR! Graphic by @selenamercuri.bsky.social www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/your-prese...

Re: Wild Her is "an intimate, itinerant work of lyric poetry that blends the celestial with the sorrowful, the bodily with the political, & the personal with the planetary." @selenamercuri.bsky.social on the latest collection from Shannon Webb-Campbell for @theseaboardreview.ca. tinyurl.com/32e9vd49

Re: Wild Her by Shannon Webb-Campbell

Reviewed by Selena Mercuri

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All my thanks to @selenamercuri.bsky.social for this gorgeous and careful review of Myth! 🥹❤️🙏🏾 www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/myth-by-te...

Myth by Terese Mason Pierre

Reviewed by Selena Mercuri

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