Join us as we leave the winter behind and launch our spring-tacular 🌷titles on Sunday, March 15, 3:30 pm at Supermarket in Toronto!
Susan Haldane
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Poet. Farmer. Etc. “Hard Bargain Road” out now with Gaspereau Press. 🇨🇦
Grateful to the editors of Great Lakes Review for publishing my poem Air, Locked. Check out fine writing from the regions in the US and Canada that touch on the lakes: greatlakesreview.org/air-locked/
Air, Locked
To break the window glass, to merge air and air ― Cynthia MacDonald “The Triborough Bridge a Crown for his Head” Airy hands locked in challenge, a wealth of worries wrung from the embrace. Breath e…
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newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social : Hag Dances, by Susan Wismer / @atbaypress.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/12/kim-...
Kim Fahner : Hag Dances, by Susan Wismer
Hag Dances , Susan Wismer At Bay Press, 2025 Susan Wismer’s Hag Dances is firmly fastened in earth, stretching its roots back to an...
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I love this one.
Vicki Ziegler@bookgaga.bsky.social · 8mo ago"with nobody listening we are saying thank you thank you we are saying and waving dark though it is" #TodaysPoem #poetry Thanks by W.S. Merwin from Migration: New and Selected Poems (2005 @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social) www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57937/...
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Lorna Crozier's "On Poetry and Silence", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/on-poetry-and-silence/
Ok, I work for small charity and all I’m hearing these days is how AI is unavoidable; get on board or get run over. I believe in meaningful work for humans. Is it possible to resist adoption of AI at your company? Anybody doing it? How?
It's going to be another sultry few days in #Ottawa. Why not get out on the water to beat the heat? This post points you to beaches, marinas, kayaking spots and waterfront cafes all over Southeastern Ontario. Make the most of summer while it lasts! #sponsored ottawaroadtrips.com/2025/07/31/g...
Get out on the water in South Eastern Ontario! - Ottawa Road Trips
From the wide St. Lawrence River to myriad lakes and babbling creeks, you’re never far from a shoreline in South Eastern Ontario, which stretches from Cornwall to the Bay of Quinte.
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Susan Wismer shares her poem ‘On Distance’ with us today, along with some of her favourite poets, the other art forms that inspire her, and some of the best advice she’s received as a writer. Thanks Susan! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...
It was a treat to speak on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social w/ Kingston, Ontario poet Callista Markotich about her beautiful collection, Wrap in a Big White Towel (Frontenac House). (Also, have you also noticed how many incredible writers live in Kingston? ) newbooksnetwork.com/wrap-in-a-bi...
New on The Bibliophile: Announcing the contributors for this year's Best Canadian Essays, Poetry, and Stories anthologies! Congratulations to all of the writers selected. digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/best-canad...
Here's my poem from the latest issue of Concision. One especially wonderful thing about this beautiful mag is that it includes reflection on the poem as well as book recs. Sarah Yu-Mei Tsiang features in both of mine. Thanks to EIC @haleylasche.bsky.social ! www.concisionpoetry.com/francesboyle
Frances Boyle | Concision Poetry
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Why does the scene from A Christmas Story where Ralphie fights the bully keep coming to my mind? youtu.be/AbFP0ay5vME?...
A Christmas Story (1983) - Ralphie Beats up the Bully Scene | Movieclips
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Kingfisher Poetry Prize Longlist has landed!👑 mailchi.mp/98c823b1dd74... Check out the longlisted poets in the Kingfisher Prize, and the finalists of the First Page Cage! And then head to our silent auction at app.galabid.com/pulplit2025 #silentauction #kingfisher #poetry #poetryprize
Congratulations to the Longlist!
Check out the longlisted poets in the Kingfisher Prize, and the finalists of the First Page Cage! And then head to our silent auction at https://app.galabid.com/pulplit2025 #silentauction #kingfisher ...
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Our fall issue is now live on our website and available for purchase! Discover astonishing short fiction, essays, and poetry, featuring pieces by our annual contest winners🎉 Please note that there may be delays receiving our physical copies due to the ongoing Canada Post strike.
Anyone here up for calming photos of rural and farm scenes?
Susan Wismer shares their poem ‘From the Edge’ today, along with some thoughts on revision, creative success, and how their garden and getting outside every day keeps them connected to the creative act. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and poetry with us Susan! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...
Our first interview for The Desire Issue is with Matt Thomas, who shares his poem ‘King of the Road,’ how poems begin, what he feels inspired by, & how crafting a poem is similar to building a stone wall. Thanks for these thoughtful answers Matt! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...
"Every breath, a surprise. The heart beats still. But how—how do we quiet these too loud bones when our seams are worn by so much running?" #TodaysPoem #poetry Today I Am Full of Birds by Lyz Soto (2024 Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day) tinyurl.com/m74nn6u6
Today I Am Full of Birds
If you run for too long,
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