✨Coming soon!✨ Half Earth by Blair Trewartha, forthcoming with Palimpsest Press, May 15, 2026.

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Thanks so much Aidan! Hope all is well out west!

Headshots of authors Sadiqa de Meijer, Blair Trewartha, and Andre Narbonne with book cover images and event details.

Hey Windsor friends. Check out our @palimpsestpress.bsky.social author event at @biblioasis.bsky.social bookshop June 10th at 7pm. #windsorOntario #bookevent #canlit

Palimpsest Press Launch w/ André Narbonne, Adriana Oniță & Blair Trewartha Another Story, Palimpsest Press & River Street Writing present a triple launch with André Narbonne, Adriana Oniță & Blair Trewartha

Can't wait to read at @anotherstoryto.bsky.social in Toronto on May 31st with fellow @palimpsestpress.bsky.social readers Adriana Onita and Andre Narbonne. #poetry #bookevent #canlit www.eventbrite.ca/e/palimpsest...

TNQ National Poetry Month Reading List - The New Quarterly To celebrate national poetry month, we’ve compiled a list of 30 new and forthcoming poetry collections from poets and publishers across Canada.

Thanks to Selena Mercuri and The New Quarterly (TNQ) for including my book, Half-Earth, on the TNQ National Poetry Month Reading List. So many great books on here! tnq.ca/tnq-national... #poetry #canlit #Poetrymonth

15 Canadian Poetry Collections to Add to Your TBR this Poetry Month | BookTrib. With National Poetry Month underway, you may be looking at your ambitious 2026 reading goals and wondering if you need more poetry. Yes, the answer is always “yes.” Canadian poets are some of the fine...

Super grateful to Sasha Yurchenko and @booktrib.bsky.social for including my next book, Half-Earth, on the "15 Canadian Poetry Collections" to add to your reading list this Poetry month. booktrib.com/2026/04/03/1... #poetry #poetrymonth

Don't miss London's "Little Lit Fest" on Saturday March 14th (1-9pm) at The Grand Theatre, organized by Little Wren Books. #Canlit #ldnont

TOMORROW NIGHT CIUT 89.5 FM 10pm - 11pm host Alison Gadsby welcomes @hollay.bsky.social for her novel “The Unravelling Of Ou” @palimpsestpress.bsky.social & @cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social on her novella appearing in the collection “Dead Writers” (Invisible Publishing) TUNE IN TOMORROW NIGHT!

How lucky am I? In this NBN episode, award-winning and celebrated novelist Farzana Doctor interviews me about my novel, The Unravelling of Ou, which was released by Palimpsest Press on February 15, 2026.

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I was on CBC Ontario Morning this AM talking about The Unravelling of Ou! Many thanks to Ramraajh Sharvendiran for the conversation. 🫶🏼

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A Bow Forged from Ash is so good!

A ‘best of’ list of 2025 Canadian poetry books Once more, I offer my annual list of the seemingly-arbitrary “worth repeating” (given ‘best’ is such an inconclusive, imprecise designation)...

A ‘best of’ list of 2025 Canadian poetry books
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Wisdom from Indigenous authors to guide you into the new year | CBC Radio Self-compassion, honouring ancestors, and making room for rage – Indigenous authors taught us these and many more lessons in 2025.

Wisdom from Indigenous authors to guide you into the new year
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And I’m hoping to head out west at some point. My last trip to Vancouver for readings was ten years ago !

If you’re looking for London readings, Little Wren Books is a great new little bookstore. Jenny has been booking some great readings there.

Thank you so much Christina! Really appreciate it. Hope your book tour/readings are going well. Any chance you’re coming to London area for a reading soon?

Book cover design for “Half-Earth” poetry collection by Blair Trewartha. Image of a floating between tree stumps with hand drawn trees.

Next full length poetry collection coming this Spring with @palimpsestpress.bsky.social. Huge thanks to Ellie Hastings for the incredible cover design, and @aimeeddunn.bsky.social and Jim Johnstone for providing the perfect home for my next book. #canlit, #poetry

Don’t miss Paul Vermeersch, Pujita Verna, and David Barrick tonight in London - 7pm at Little Wren Books. #ldnont #canlit #poetry

That’s a phenomenal poem! I remember this series well. Glad to see it revived.

Incredible weekend winter camping in Algonquin park. #camping

LONDON, ONTARIO! Get ready! This Tuesday night I'm reading from NMLCT at Little Wren Books. I'll be joined by Pujita Verma and David Barrick, with thanks to Antler River Poetry. Starts at 7pm. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Next Tuesday at Little Wren Books in London Ontario! #ldont #canlit

Submissions to Arc's Poem of the Year Contest are open, and all poets are welcome to submit an extra poem before the Early Bird Deadline on December 31, 2025. All entries include a 1-year subscription to Arc Poetry Magazine! Don't sleep on this opportunity!

More details here: buff.ly/ofdnZTd

Antler River Poetry presents: Colleen Thibaudeau: An Evening of Poetry and Memories Head shot of Colleen Thibaudeau. Guest Readers: John Tyndall, Karen Schindler, Penn Kemp, David White, Nancy Tausky, Jenny Berkel, Patricia Black, Jordan Williamson, James Stewart Reaney, and Susan Wallace Wednesday, December 3 Reading: 7-8:30pm Landon Branch Library 167 Wortley Rd. 519-439-6240

Join us for a magical evening of poetry and memories focused on Canadian literary legend, Colleen Thibaudeau, presented by Antler River Poetry!

Join us Dec 3, 7-8:30 pm at Landon Library for an evening of live readings from local poets and community members in her memory.

It will! You’ll love Little Wren Books too. Jenny has done an incredible job.

Looking forward to this Paul!

Yes, next book out in the spring. And yourself?

the book of sentences , notes on my new poetry title, available from University of Calgary Press,

hey! im launching my new poetry book, the book of sentences, this saturday 5pm at plan 99/the manx pub w zane koss! you should come! / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @invisibooks.bsky.social ;
here's a wee piece i wrote on the new collection:
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Thanks so much for sharing Vicki! That’s a throw back lol. Appreciate the share!