"I might make more than 99 percent of all Americans, but I also make sure to donate almost 1 percent of my salary to nonprofits. This way, I can wear their company tote bag to my local food coop. Did I mention I shop at a local food coop?" (via @McSweeneys.net)

I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person

I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...

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The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, November 21: Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl, / @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social @meetthepresses.bsky.social ; smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, November 21: Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl,

span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents The Factory Reading Series the pre-small press book fair reading featuring reading...

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We need to raise $35,000 to get us through 2025 and balance the budget for 2026. This is the largest goal we’ve ever set for a campaign, but in these challenging times is when we need our community most. Help us by donating today! buff.ly/s2Quqmr

having someone suggest i use AI to write smth is the most triggering thing ever

don't talk to me or my one million open tabs ever again!!

Exclusive interview with editor of AS THE EARTH DREAMS, Terese Mason Pierre (@teresempierre.bsky.social). Read here! 🪲 paulsemel.com/exclusive-in...

Interview: "As The Earth Dreams" Editor Terese Mason Pierre ... .

Exclusive Interview: "As The Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculative Stories" Editor Terese Mason Pierre \

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newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Farah Ghafoor : How does a poem begin? / @farahghafoor.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/09/fara...

Farah Ghafoor : How does a poem begin?

How does a poem begin?       Beginnings are the most important part of a poem because without a strong beginning, you’ll lose the read...

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Poet Talk about Trees featuring @farahghafoor.bsky.social! Tune in for talk about trees, snails, time and more. Available where you listen to podcasts: poettalk.buzzsprout.com/2362005/epis...

Canadian Poets Series #13 : Farah Ghafoor / @farahghafoor.bsky.social ; newly shortlisted for the 2025 Governor General's Award for Poetry! / @houseofanansi.bsky.social ; peripetyandortronies.blogspot.com/2025/10/cana...

Canadian Poets Series #13 : Farah Ghafoor

Based in Tkaranto (Toronto),  Farah Ghafoor  is the author of  Shadow Price (House of Anansi, 2025)  [ see my review here ]. A finalist for ...

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✨SHADOW PRICE FALL SCHEDULE ✨ she's back and cooler than ever www.farahghafoor.com/events.html

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summer farah@summ.bsky.social · last yr.

talked with @farahghafoor.bsky.social about her debut collection SHADOW PRICE, for @ex-puritan.bsky.social 🍃https://ex-puritan.ca/what-we-lose-is-synonymous-with-death-a-conversation-with-farah-ghafoor

i actually don't respect anyone who uses AI. it's another selfish plaything for the global north, which will not face the consequences of its actions until it's the last one standing, all because we are taught that our convenience and pleasure trumps any remaining ethical thought we have.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net · last yr.

i just find this so bizarre. searching through texts and doing the reading for myself is how i actually think through ideas! trying to put together a sentence is how i figure out what i actually want to say!

virtual launch this sunday!

Farah 🌿@farahghafoor.bsky.social · last yr.

virtual launch attendees will be entered into a giveaway to receive a free signed copy of Shadow Price! registration is linked in my bio, on my website, and here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

hope to see you there!!! <3

Claire Wahmanholm@cwahmanholm.bsky.social · last yr.

SUNDAY, 5/18, 6PM CST: come help me celebrate the virtual launch of @farahghafoor.bsky.social's collection Shadow Price (@houseofanansi.bsky.social)! @sarahali.bsky.social and I will be reading a couple poems to kick things off 💛 Register here: tinyurl.com/ywx5dn6p

While you highlight it, please note is the product of local journalism, which has been carrying a lot of the burden in an environment where national outlets simply can't cover everything everywhere all at once. Support your local journalists!

Ian Carrillo@iansociologo.bsky.social · last yr.

Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...

Likewise thrilled! Can’t wait to hear you read, Farah!

Farah 🌿@farahghafoor.bsky.social · last yr.

thrilled to be reading Lit Live this Sunday May 4th in Hamilton at 7pm alongside Adnan Khan @amandaleduc.bsky.social and @robertjsawyer.com 🐾♥️

thrilled to be reading Lit Live this Sunday May 4th in Hamilton at 7pm alongside Adnan Khan @amandaleduc.bsky.social and @robertjsawyer.com 🐾♥️

tonight!!

Farah 🌿@farahghafoor.bsky.social · last yr.

thrilled to be reading at @vancouverwritersfest next tuesday april 29 at 7:30pm inshallah!! with @tawahum @estlinmcphee evelyn lau and hosted by billeh nickerson buy your tickets via the link in their bio or writersfest.ba.ca

The wait is over: our May 2025 issue is here. Discover the latest reporting on Canada’s private surgery boom, the collapse of big media, the fight against pollution, and more. 📬 Subscribe: secure.thewalrus.ca/W43CVRSW 🔎 Inside the issue: thewalrus.ca/category/issues/...

GritLit in Hamilton was *chef’s kiss*! Literary festivals are such a vital part of our cultural landscape. Thank you to everyone who attended and immense respect to my fellow panelists and the organizers. ♥️ w/ @farahghafoor.bsky.social . . . #hamilton #canlit #literaryfestival #bookish

I'm doing three readings at Mayworks Festival of Labour and the Arts this year! Friday May 2: Festival Launch, Steelworkers Hall at 6pm Saturday May 3: Who's Afraid of Labour Justice exhibition reception, Charles Street Video at 6pm Sunday May 25: Solo Performance, Charles Street Video at 2pm

my pike and chisel!

Francois Lachance@lachance.bsky.social · last yr.

On point: Poetry was attractive to me because it’s concise and conceptually precise.

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rob mclennan@robmclennan.bsky.social · last yr.

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Farah Ghafoor / @farahghafoor.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/04/12-o...

virtual launch attendees will be entered into a giveaway to receive a free signed copy of Shadow Price! registration is linked in my bio, on my website, and here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

this sunday with @hollay.bsky.social and @jaclyndesforges.bsky.social at @gritlitfestival.bsky.social 🌿

thrilled to be reading at @vancouverwritersfest next tuesday april 29 at 7:30pm inshallah!! with @tawahum @estlinmcphee evelyn lau and hosted by billeh nickerson buy your tickets via the link in their bio or writersfest.ba.ca

my (one and only) cat poem "Admission" was selected for Poem in Your Pocket Day, April 24 🌞 print out the postcards found on the League of Canadian Poets website! here’s my muse and the leader of the cult that l'm in

Latest Poet Talk episode out now! Featuring the one and only, Diana Khoi Nguyen. We talk about swimming, speaking, silence, sinking...and lots more. Listen now: poettalk.buzzsprout.com/2362005/epis...