congratulations to Sue Goyette and Natalie Rice, who are nominated for the J.M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award! writers.ns.ca/programs/boo...

Absolutely love Natalie Southworth's debut, There's Always More to Say.

Short Fiction Sensations · Lists · 49th Shelf Short fiction collections we're loving for Spring 2026.

Here are some short fiction collections we're loving this spring! 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... @newestpress.bsky.social @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @greatplainspress.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social #CanLit

This week the law of torts for wrongful injuries has started to catch up with Silicon Valley’s corporate electronic child molesters. A $6 million verdict on behalf of a damaged teenager in a Los Angeles courtroom and a much larger $375 million verdict in the case of New Mexico v. Meta.

Is there a Mr Information? 😏

On national television last night, Tyrant Trump said he was pursuing what legal experts have considered a criminal war of aggression against Iran in the midst of negotiations for the benefit of “our children and grandchildren”.

A graphic with a group photo of LGBTQ+ advocates in front of the State Capitol's gold dome, holding signs that read "liberty and justice for all." In the top corner is the Georgia Equality logo and a header reading, "VICTORY UNDER THE GOLD DOME." Text at the bottom reads, "BREAKING: Together, we successfully defeated all of the nearly 15 anti-LGBTQ bills this legislative session."

A group photo of the Georgia Equality staff members gathered on the Capitol steps inside the GA State Capitol building.

A graphic with Georgia Equality's statement. The organization logo is at the top, followed by the text: "“This session, we stopped every bill targeting LGBTQ Georgians, even in spite of underhanded political maneuvers deployed over the last few weeks. Thousands of Georgians from over 60 counties came together to successfully defeat every last one. “Despite state leadership fixating on restricting LGBTQ+ rights as their core priority over the past years, we made it clear that scapegoating LGBTQ+ Georgians is not a winning political strategy. Georgians want more than culture war distractions; we deserve solutions addressing healthcare access, cost of living, and more affordable housing. This result is a credit to every Georgian who worked tirelessly to defend our LGBTQ+ loved ones, neighbors, and friends. We believe that the tide is turning not just here in Georgia, but across the country. Georgia Equality will continue to fight to ensure that all Georgians have the right to live and thrive in the state we call home.” The quote is attributed to Jeff Graham, executive director.

BREAKING: After a late night at the Capitol to finish out the 2026 legislative session, we could not be more excited to share that WE DID IT! We successfully defeated ALL of the nearly 15 pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation!

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The photo is of a poster for an event, Poets & Pints. The poster features event details in white text, photos of the poets featured, and an image of a quill pen.

Halifax indie superstar Bookmark II has organized a poetry event for at the Old Triangle. Featuring readings by local poets Nanci Lee, Jaime Forsythe, and Nolan Natasha, as well as an open mic! I'm excited to be hosting. Event is free and open to all, so come on out! Wednesday, April 8, 6:30-9 pm. ✨

Photo of poetry chapbook Verfondre / Wormmelt by Annick MacAskill. The photo shows the cover, inner page, and two pages of bilingual poetry.

Popping on here to share that I've a new bilingual poetry chapbook out. Verfondre / Wormmelt is an experimental melding of traditional translation with the poème fondu, a poetic form invented by Michelle Grangaud, a member of Oulipo. Out now with Baseline Press.

www.baselinepress.ca#/verfondre-w...

Thank you so much!

Do you need something beautiful, small, and slow in your life, that will get your thoughts and feelings flowing around in unexpected directions? I think you do -- and I recommend this stunning little jewel of a chapbook.

Photo of poetry chapbook Verfondre / Wormmelt by Annick MacAskill. The photo shows the cover, inner page, and two pages of bilingual poetry.

Popping on here to share that I've a new bilingual poetry chapbook out. Verfondre / Wormmelt is an experimental melding of traditional translation with the poème fondu, a poetic form invented by Michelle Grangaud, a member of Oulipo. Out now with Baseline Press.

www.baselinepress.ca#/verfondre-w...

Thanks so much, Susan!

A light cream rectangular chapbook on top of a large shale fossil fern. Verfondre | Wormmelt is centered at the top. Annick McAskill is centered under it. Below both is a reverse image of foliage including a fern. The background of the image is midnight blue.

A rectangular cream coloured chapbook lies flat slightly angled to the right. Labyrinth is centered at the top with John Barton centered below. A loosely drawn green spiral is centered on the bottom half of the cover. A brown and cream spiral shell faces outward overlapping the bottom right cover of the chapbook. The spiral on the shell echoes the spiral on the cover.

What's better than a brilliant chapbook? Two brilliant chapbooks: Annick McAskill's "Verfondre | Wormmelt" and John Barton's "Labyrinth" both from Baseline Press.

Happy Birthday Victor Garber!🎂

The 'Legally Blonde' actor opened up to The Advocate about being gay in Hollywood in 2020.

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Oscar-winning Nova Scotians speak out about Tim Houston's cuts to arts.

Houston said spending $1 million to bring Larry Ellison's SailGP to Halifax is worth the "potential."

I guess Oscar wins don't count?

It is *fascinating* to me how quickly some people have gone completely from “we all must work in the office! human collaboration is vital and only happens in person!” to “I can replace all these pesky people with chatbots!” Definitely some commentary there about our society and who gets to choose.

Thanks for this, Laurie. I love your poem in the anthology.

Thank you for Sublime, @yvonneblomerwrites.bsky.social & @caitlinpress.bsky.social, and for Sweet Water and Refugium before this. Glad to share space with so many poets in these anthologies. Here, a few faves, from @thisisannick.bsky.social and others.

KIRBY she "She is joy's pronoun!" —ERÍN MOURE​"She is a capacious city of rich human habitation, where elation is every day’s caring infusion. Her cityscapes are painted deftly—in few words, in pauses, in juxta...

A REMARKABLE BOOK that is anti-corporate, anti-national, pro-queer body,& pro-queer sex is called SHE. Kirby has also lost many friends in the early years of the AIDS crisis you can feel the “I’m not taking shit from anybody” vibe all over these pages. CACONRAD
www.knifeforkbook.shop/store/p185/K...

"Kirby’s SHE offers up prayers for the quotidian that are at once tender and resilient. Reading this collection reminded me of the ceremony inherent in poetry. A delight." - Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social

KIRBY
She @knifeforkbook.bsky.social
asterismbooks.com/product/she-...

they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit

Congratulations to Karen Solie for winning the T.S. Eliot Prize 2025 with WELLWATER! 🎉

🔗 tseliot.com/prize/karen-...

Poetry collection Murmurations by Annick MacAskill (Gaspereau Press) sits on a snow-covered table, leaning against a red brick column

Handwritten transcription of the poem Flying by Annick MacAskill from the poetry collection Murmurations

"so the silvery gull floats like an apostrophe
over the green campus

one body paused in the weight of another."

#Todayspoem #poetry
Flying by Annick MacAskill (@thisisannick.bsky.social) from Murmurations (2020 @gaspereaupress.bsky.social) plenitudemagazine.ca/writing-abou...

Tomorrow night! Be there or be somewhere else but preferably be there!

Refaat’a family is facing eviction. Please donate if you’ve been impacted by his life: chuffed.org/project/1093...

"His laughing mouth is full of coal"

-Sheldon Currie, the Ballad of Charlie Dave (from Margaret's Museum)

Opaat Press publisher @thisisannick.bsky.social hosting their Second Anniversary Poetry Bash #HalifaxCentralLibrary #earliertoday

Photo: @jessicajoyhiemstra.bsky.social

I believe it! And thank you!

Thanks so much, Paul!