This Is Just To Say
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
no idea if i’m on the precipice of editing my poem too much or just the right amount #2DayContest2026 @cv2magazine.bsky.social
Going to be doing a short poetry set for the Ottawa Trans Library's telethon fundraiser today.
Check out the live streamed variety show!
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these words need a well-rested mind to try to fit into a poem
reminder! tomorrow I'll be reading alongside two out-of-town and two in-town poets. please come out and say hi!
@ceeeejohnson.bsky.social
a go-to curse for this weekend
woke up early, looked at the @cv2magazine.bsky.social 2-day poem words, decided to go back to sleep. i wasn’t ready for this shit.
Our first trifold (couldn't be sexier). #KFB10
HELEN ROBERTSON
Lesbia
OUT NOW
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Hear
@helendestroy.bsky.social
Here
w/ @amandaearl.bsky.social #matthewwalsh #slutflowers
Sunday, May 17th #zoom #launch
(Deets to follow.)
This was such a fun interview! 🍄❤️Thank you @ceeeejohnson.bsky.social! Some tasty questions indeed.
@nightwoodeditions.bsky.social
i’m looking forward to reading a few poems this Sunday in Ottawa. come out to the Lieutenant’s Pump on Elgin and say hi to Shane Neilson and Jim Johnstone and Susan J. Atkinson and Amanda Earl. they’re all very friendly and very good poets!
We're excited to welcome the Spring issue of Arc Poetry Magazine! In this issue you'll find the most recent Diana Brebner-winning poem and eight new pieces by Arc's 2024 – 2025 Poet-in-Residence, T. Liem. And more!
This issue of Arc Poetry is available to order from our website now: buff.ly/ZG1dQG9
✨Happy pub date to BRAMAH’S DISCOVERY by Renée Sarojini Saklikar✨
This is the third instalment of Saklikar’s epic fantasy saga in verse, The Heart of This Journey Bears All Patterns (THOT J BAP).
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Let all evil die and the good endure!
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Available NOW! nightwoodeditions.com/collections/...
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Al & Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize 2026 shortlist:
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• I Would Like to Say Thank You by Joseph Dandurand
• Parade of Storms by Evelyn Lau
• Wellwater by Karen Solie
• On The News that Sagittarius A* Grows Hungrier by Nicola Vulpe
• Out of the Ordinary by Tom Wayman
it feels unrealistic that they'll reverse the decision of just 3 years ago. they wanted to have "the world’s largest international prize for a single book" for the publicity, but I don't think the bad reputation they've gained now by abandoning Canadians will convince them to give that up.
I came here this morning bc I thought "what was that black metal album Paul's always recommending with the teal/green cover" and I thought I was taking a long shot that you'd posted about it recently...
Photo of a classic banana split dessert.
Poster for poetry reading at Caversham Booksellers in Toronto April 27 at 7 pm with Christina Shah, Robert Colma and Ronna Bloom.
Poster for Author reading @ The Spaniel's Tale in Ottawa April 29 @ 6:45 with Christina Shah, David O'Meara, and Natalie Southworth.
Poster for Poetry Reading @ Argo Bookshop in Montréal April 30th @ 7 pm with Christina Shah, Misha Solomon and Isabella Wang, hosted by Sarah Wolfson.
🌠 TRIPLE THREAT* EASTERN TOUR!!
Three Authors.
Three Nights.
Three Cities.
Pure Literary Deliciousness.
O4/27- TORONTO w/ Ronna Bloom & Robert Colman
04/29- OTTAWA- w/ David O'Meara and Natalie Southworth
04/30- MONTRÉAL w/ Misha Solomon & Isabella Wang
"All Lit Up: You wake up tomorrow with a special power. What is it?
Kaie Kellough: The ability to toggle in and out of existence, to stop existing when it suits me, and to return to existence when the desire reawakens."
Have you been working on an essay about Canadian poetry? Do you want to write an analysis of a poem? Have you been thinking about interviewing a prominent Canadian poet? Pitches can be sent to prose@arcpoetry.ca any time! For more details, visit our submissions guidelines: buff.ly/RkD46CA
who are all the Ottawa/NCR poets who published a book in 2025?
We’re recruiting a Volunteer Treasurer (Executive) to join our Board of Directors! The Treasurer role focuses on oversight, monitoring, and early identification of financial risk, and working closely with the Board of Directors.
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Mark your calendars! Arc Poetry is returning to VERSeFest on Wednesday, March 25, for an event that includes Isabella Wang, our 2024 – 2025 Poet-in-Residence T. Liem, and Lucia Farinon. This will be an evening of poetry you won't want to miss!
newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Isabella Wang @isabellawangbc.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social / catch Isabella in TWO WEEKS at the 16th annual VERSeFest!
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hard to say if we're in that "moral universe" folks talk about
i wouldn't want to tarnish the name of another NCR lit platform like that
Graphic that announces the Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest deadline has been extended to March 9, 2026.
Attention poets! The deadline for our annual Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest has been extended to March 10, 2026! Submit today: tnq.ca/contests/
#poetsofbluesky #writingcontest #submit #litmags&publishers #writingcommunity
the schedule for the sixteenth annual edition of VERSeFest : Ottawa's International Poetry Festival is now online! / @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
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upcoming really soon!
