Derek Beaulieu
@derekbeaulieu.bsky.social
Poet, author, editor, literary advocate; Director of Literary Arts at Banff Centre; former Poet Laureate of Calgary (2014-2016) and Banff (2022-2024) -- located in Treaty 7 territory, Banff, Alberta, Canada. He/him.
online at: www.derekbeaulieu.ca
online at: www.derekbeaulieu.ca
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Download THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK, which is banned the UK, and which the FBI called "one of the crudest, low-brow, paranoiac writing efforts ever attempted" : archive.org/details/thea...
August 19, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Download THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK, which is banned the UK, and which the FBI called "one of the crudest, low-brow, paranoiac writing efforts ever attempted" : archive.org/details/thea...
"No other writer of our time & place was so diverse, attempted so much, & never lost sight of his intent." – Michael Ondaatje. Purchase SOME LINES OF POETRY FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF BPNICHOL, lovingly edited by @whatisapoem.bsky.social & I, from @coachhousebooks.bsky.social: chbooks.com/Books/S/Some...
December 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"No other writer of our time & place was so diverse, attempted so much, & never lost sight of his intent." – Michael Ondaatje. Purchase SOME LINES OF POETRY FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF BPNICHOL, lovingly edited by @whatisapoem.bsky.social & I, from @coachhousebooks.bsky.social: chbooks.com/Books/S/Some...
happy holidays -- here are FREE PDFs of my books FRACTAL ECONOMIES (2006, derekbeaulieu.ca/wp-content/u...), FLATLAND (2007, writing.upenn.edu/pepc/authors...), KERN (2014, derekbeaulieu.ca/wp-content/u...), and A, A NOVEL (2017, monoskop.org/File:Beaulie...) #giveitaway #hohoho #beyourownpirate
December 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
happy holidays -- here are FREE PDFs of my books FRACTAL ECONOMIES (2006, derekbeaulieu.ca/wp-content/u...), FLATLAND (2007, writing.upenn.edu/pepc/authors...), KERN (2014, derekbeaulieu.ca/wp-content/u...), and A, A NOVEL (2017, monoskop.org/File:Beaulie...) #giveitaway #hohoho #beyourownpirate
my "2025 Year in Review": derekbeaulieu.ca/2025/12/19/2...
2025 year in review
2025 has been a tough one. There’s been a lot going on and a lot of heaviness around the world, and during it all i’ve been trying to add to the literary world in the little ways that i…
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December 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
my "2025 Year in Review": derekbeaulieu.ca/2025/12/19/2...
DO IT WRONG: HOW TO BE A POET IN THE 21st CENTURY is now available for pre-order from @pressassembly.bsky.social : assemblypress.ca/shop/do-it-w...
DO IT WRONG foregrounds sharing, equity, community support, collaboration, and free education. Read up and change the world!
DO IT WRONG foregrounds sharing, equity, community support, collaboration, and free education. Read up and change the world!
Do It Wrong - Assembly Press
A radically liberating collection of essays, ideas and approaches to writing and teaching poetry
assemblypress.ca
December 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
DO IT WRONG: HOW TO BE A POET IN THE 21st CENTURY is now available for pre-order from @pressassembly.bsky.social : assemblypress.ca/shop/do-it-w...
DO IT WRONG foregrounds sharing, equity, community support, collaboration, and free education. Read up and change the world!
DO IT WRONG foregrounds sharing, equity, community support, collaboration, and free education. Read up and change the world!
My "Most Engaging Books of 2025" list:
derekbeaulieu.ca/2025/12/12/m...
#bestof2025 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers
derekbeaulieu.ca/2025/12/12/m...
#bestof2025 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers
December 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
My "Most Engaging Books of 2025" list:
derekbeaulieu.ca/2025/12/12/m...
#bestof2025 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers
derekbeaulieu.ca/2025/12/12/m...
#bestof2025 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers
We said goodbye to our lovely Alice this morning.
She had been a part of our family for 19 years (she had a long 22-year life) & there's a big fuzzy hole in our hearts. While she was cantankerous & pointy, she also loved perching on shoulders, laying in a sunspot, or sleeping next to her people.
She had been a part of our family for 19 years (she had a long 22-year life) & there's a big fuzzy hole in our hearts. While she was cantankerous & pointy, she also loved perching on shoulders, laying in a sunspot, or sleeping next to her people.
December 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
We said goodbye to our lovely Alice this morning.
She had been a part of our family for 19 years (she had a long 22-year life) & there's a big fuzzy hole in our hearts. While she was cantankerous & pointy, she also loved perching on shoulders, laying in a sunspot, or sleeping next to her people.
She had been a part of our family for 19 years (she had a long 22-year life) & there's a big fuzzy hole in our hearts. While she was cantankerous & pointy, she also loved perching on shoulders, laying in a sunspot, or sleeping next to her people.
Rest in peace FRANK GEHRY: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Rest in peace FRANK GEHRY: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Journalists & non-fiction writers! Apply to be part of @banffcentre.bsky.social's LITERARY JOURNALISM 2026 residency & be mentored by faculty Manjula Martin, Dr. Cheryl Thompson, Shawn Micallef, & professional guest Dan Wells (Biblioasis) - deadline is Dec 10th : www.banffcentre.ca/programs/lit...
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Journalists & non-fiction writers! Apply to be part of @banffcentre.bsky.social's LITERARY JOURNALISM 2026 residency & be mentored by faculty Manjula Martin, Dr. Cheryl Thompson, Shawn Micallef, & professional guest Dan Wells (Biblioasis) - deadline is Dec 10th : www.banffcentre.ca/programs/lit...
Wally Wood's "22 panels that always work!!" -- and don't forget his advice "Never draw anything you can copy, never copy anything you can trace, never trace anything you can cut out and paste up."
November 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Wally Wood's "22 panels that always work!!" -- and don't forget his advice "Never draw anything you can copy, never copy anything you can trace, never trace anything you can cut out and paste up."
Non-fiction writers! Journalists! Creative non-fiction writers! Apply today for @banffcentre.bsky.social's LITERARY JOURNALISM 2026 residency!: www.banffcentre.ca/programs/lit...
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Non-fiction writers! Journalists! Creative non-fiction writers! Apply today for @banffcentre.bsky.social's LITERARY JOURNALISM 2026 residency!: www.banffcentre.ca/programs/lit...
Share in my "Five favorite Grateful Dead live recordings" via Stride Magazine: stridemagazine.blogspot.com/2025/11/five...
Five Favourite Grateful Dead live recordings
Five Favourite Grateful Dead live recordings The Grateful Dead performed, toured, and recorded for 3...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Share in my "Five favorite Grateful Dead live recordings" via Stride Magazine: stridemagazine.blogspot.com/2025/11/five...
Reposted by Derek Beaulieu
The greatest comic short story of all time. The original Peanuts strip that inspired the masterpiece. From Detective Comics 500 by Len Wein & Walt Simonson
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The greatest comic short story of all time. The original Peanuts strip that inspired the masterpiece. From Detective Comics 500 by Len Wein & Walt Simonson
DO IT WRONG: HOW TO BE A POET IN THE 21ST CENTURY is available for preorder from Assembly Press: assemblypress.ca/shop/do-it-w...
And thanks to Ian Williams and Jeffrey Lependorf for the blurbs!
And thanks to Ian Williams and Jeffrey Lependorf for the blurbs!
November 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
DO IT WRONG: HOW TO BE A POET IN THE 21ST CENTURY is available for preorder from Assembly Press: assemblypress.ca/shop/do-it-w...
And thanks to Ian Williams and Jeffrey Lependorf for the blurbs!
And thanks to Ian Williams and Jeffrey Lependorf for the blurbs!
download free PDFs of everything i've published in 2025 : 5 chapbooks and 5 issues of THE MINUTE REVIEW: derekbeaulieu.ca/pdfs/ (and everything back to 1997 is also there for free perusal and download)
November 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
download free PDFs of everything i've published in 2025 : 5 chapbooks and 5 issues of THE MINUTE REVIEW: derekbeaulieu.ca/pdfs/ (and everything back to 1997 is also there for free perusal and download)
"The New Colossus" by @l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"The New Colossus" by @l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e.bsky.social
Do what he says and steal a PDF of Abbie Hoffman's indispensable STEAL THIS BOOK: dn790002.ca.archive.org/0/items/pdfy...
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Do what he says and steal a PDF of Abbie Hoffman's indispensable STEAL THIS BOOK: dn790002.ca.archive.org/0/items/pdfy...
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
WRITERS! Apply to @banffcentre.bsky.social's LATE SPRING 2026 RESIDENCY! 2 weeks mentored by Jessica Westhead, Sawako Nakayasu, & Philip Terry on the side of beautiful Sleeping Buffalo Guardian Mountain! Scholarships available!: www.banffcentre.ca/programs/lit...
November 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
WRITERS! Apply to @banffcentre.bsky.social's LATE SPRING 2026 RESIDENCY! 2 weeks mentored by Jessica Westhead, Sawako Nakayasu, & Philip Terry on the side of beautiful Sleeping Buffalo Guardian Mountain! Scholarships available!: www.banffcentre.ca/programs/lit...
Congrats to both Vidyan Ravinthiran and Karen Solie for sharing the 2025 FORWARD PRIZE FOR POETRY: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
(super excited that both Vidyan and Karen will be faculty at @banffcentre.bsky.social this coming year!)
(super excited that both Vidyan and Karen will be faculty at @banffcentre.bsky.social this coming year!)
October 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Congrats to both Vidyan Ravinthiran and Karen Solie for sharing the 2025 FORWARD PRIZE FOR POETRY: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
(super excited that both Vidyan and Karen will be faculty at @banffcentre.bsky.social this coming year!)
(super excited that both Vidyan and Karen will be faculty at @banffcentre.bsky.social this coming year!)
DO IT WRONG: HOW TO BE A POET IN THE 21st CENTURY is now available for pre-order from @pressassembly.bsky.social : assemblypress.ca/shop/do-it-w... ... foregrounding sharing, equity, community support, collaboration, and free education. Read up and change the world!
October 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
DO IT WRONG: HOW TO BE A POET IN THE 21st CENTURY is now available for pre-order from @pressassembly.bsky.social : assemblypress.ca/shop/do-it-w... ... foregrounding sharing, equity, community support, collaboration, and free education. Read up and change the world!
Today is 7 years on the job as Director of Literary Arts at @banffcentre.bsky.social . Since 2018 we've built 40+ residency programs for over 900 writers with equitable scholarship rates, topical residencies, international faculty & studio space for writers: www.banffcentre.ca/literary-arts
October 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Today is 7 years on the job as Director of Literary Arts at @banffcentre.bsky.social . Since 2018 we've built 40+ residency programs for over 900 writers with equitable scholarship rates, topical residencies, international faculty & studio space for writers: www.banffcentre.ca/literary-arts
subscribe to THE VISUAL POETRY TIMES for all the international news, reviews, interviews, and features; all lovingly edited by @heyastranaut.bsky.social : www.thepoetrykiosk.com/product-page...
October 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
subscribe to THE VISUAL POETRY TIMES for all the international news, reviews, interviews, and features; all lovingly edited by @heyastranaut.bsky.social : www.thepoetrykiosk.com/product-page...
Apply by October 15th to be part of
@banffcentre.bsky.social's SPRING WRITERS RESIDENCY with mentorship from Eden Robinson, Vidyan Ravinthiran, and Nicole Sealey (and professional guest Stephen Motika of Nightboat Books) OMG! : www.banffcentre.ca/programs/lit...
@banffcentre.bsky.social's SPRING WRITERS RESIDENCY with mentorship from Eden Robinson, Vidyan Ravinthiran, and Nicole Sealey (and professional guest Stephen Motika of Nightboat Books) OMG! : www.banffcentre.ca/programs/lit...
October 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Apply by October 15th to be part of
@banffcentre.bsky.social's SPRING WRITERS RESIDENCY with mentorship from Eden Robinson, Vidyan Ravinthiran, and Nicole Sealey (and professional guest Stephen Motika of Nightboat Books) OMG! : www.banffcentre.ca/programs/lit...
@banffcentre.bsky.social's SPRING WRITERS RESIDENCY with mentorship from Eden Robinson, Vidyan Ravinthiran, and Nicole Sealey (and professional guest Stephen Motika of Nightboat Books) OMG! : www.banffcentre.ca/programs/lit...