Several conferences relocate north of the border as Canadians refuse to travel to the U.S. | CBC News CBC News has identified several North American-based organizations that have relocated upcoming conferences, either partially or fully, from the U.S. to Canada. Conference organizers who spoke with CB...

Laborious and jarring as it may be to adjust course on the fly, hosting where we can't go isn't a plan, it's a refusal to adapt to the reality of our times. Opening digital attendance is a cost-effective option for genuine community inclusion. www.cbc.ca/news/busines... #alaac25

The programming looks great, and I'd love to catch even a single day's attendance, but I'm not risking border crossing in Trump's America.

Via the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's site, #alaac25 won't offer the digital experience this year. It's my 1st year as a member, so please correct me if I'm off, but this means in-person attendance only, no? So Canadian attendees *must* gamble on land border crossings, or fly over with a gutted FAA?

James Antoniou reviews 'Unanimal, Counterfeit, Scurrilous' by Mark Anthony Cayanan, '... Few books blur the line between beauty and ugliness more than Thomas Mann’s Death in Venice (1912). The novella follows the ageing writer Aschenbach,...

Also: having ERRANT NIGHT be reviewed by the Australian Book Review - damn near the highest level of literary critique in the country - and ALSO be shortlisted for the John Bray award? Incredibly humbling, and so damn validating for my first book. x

www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/a...

Errant Night - RECENT WORK PRESS What would you do if you looked up and saw that the night sky was darker than usual? That the stars had disappeared, and nobody was doing anything about it?What do you do when a loved one tells you th...

My debut verse novella ERRANT NIGHT remains my proudest professional accomplishment to date. Took me 3 years & 112 drafts, but I got to work with a world-class editor & be published in my dream publishing house. It’s my crown jewel; a lifelong dream come true.
 
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Jerzy Beaumont - Australian Poetry Slam Finalist 2017 Jerzy Beaumont (ACT) - Australian Poetry Slam Finalist 2017Watch Jerzy perform his poem "On Breathing Water" at the APS National Final at the Sydney Opera Ho...

[On Breathing Water]
 APS. Oh APS. I owe so much to this piece, to this org, to performing at the Sydney Opera House, and having a vid after to share! This poem defined my practice for a long time, and I’m still damn proud of that shy kid reppin' the ACT on stage.
youtu.be/zgRu3DM3k38?...

[Firestarter]
Oh sharehouses! A nod to what we’re willing to accept as living conditions. This was where enjambment hit me as a tool to keep. I was listening to Gil Scott-Heron & reading Ginsberg, trying to figure out what kinda poet I wanted to be. Still am.
ciceronejournal.com/issue-1/fire...

[Truckstop Nights]
This poem was an ode to the long coach rides I'd take, and the possibility that fills the air in those halfway pitstops. For that reason, I was thrilled that hobo camp review took it on board; it felt like a match made on the open road.
hobocampreview.blogspot.com/2019/09/jerz...

colonial levity Stumbling through Botswanan delta, the poet’s wife lines up and frames the Okavango natives as arsonists (maybe!), his words tripping down her tongue. Her rubies flash bright in the face of all tha�...

[colonial levity]
Righteous indignation is a real buzz. Very proud to get into Cordite, too! That had been a goal for a long time. One of those beautiful bursts of writing; very little editing needed doing after the first draft written in the moment.
cordite.org.au/poetry/peach...

Damn it's good to be here. Outta that hellscape & in a new home, I thought I’d set up house by revisiting some of my older work available online with fresh eyes. In no particular order: