Farah 🌿
@farahghafoor.bsky.social
poet and author of Shadow Price (House of Anansi, 2025) 🌿 | she/her | Tkaronto | farahghafoor.com | farah.substack.com | IG @/shadowpricepoems
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Ramadan sent me this video from his apartment chuffed.org/project/1230...
November 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Ramadan sent me this video from his apartment chuffed.org/project/1230...
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"I might make more than 99 percent of all Americans, but I also make sure to donate almost 1 percent of my salary to nonprofits. This way, I can wear their company tote bag to my local food coop. Did I mention I shop at a local food coop?" (via @McSweeneys.net)
I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person
I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"I might make more than 99 percent of all Americans, but I also make sure to donate almost 1 percent of my salary to nonprofits. This way, I can wear their company tote bag to my local food coop. Did I mention I shop at a local food coop?" (via @McSweeneys.net)
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The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, November 21: Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl, / @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social @meetthepresses.bsky.social ;
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The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, November 21: Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl,
span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents The Factory Reading Series the pre-small press book fair reading featuring reading...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, November 21: Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl, / @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social @meetthepresses.bsky.social ;
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We need to raise $35,000 to get us through 2025 and balance the budget for 2026. This is the largest goal we’ve ever set for a campaign, but in these challenging times is when we need our community most. Help us by donating today!
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November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We need to raise $35,000 to get us through 2025 and balance the budget for 2026. This is the largest goal we’ve ever set for a campaign, but in these challenging times is when we need our community most. Help us by donating today!
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If you are “winning” a competition that all of the talented people dropped out of, it’s not a syndrome, you are an imposter.
November 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
If you are “winning” a competition that all of the talented people dropped out of, it’s not a syndrome, you are an imposter.
having someone suggest i use AI to write smth is the most triggering thing ever
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
having someone suggest i use AI to write smth is the most triggering thing ever
don't talk to me or my one million open tabs ever again!!
November 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
don't talk to me or my one million open tabs ever again!!
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Exclusive interview with editor of AS THE EARTH DREAMS, Terese Mason Pierre (@teresempierre.bsky.social). Read here! 🪲
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Interview: "As The Earth Dreams" Editor Terese Mason Pierre ... .
Exclusive Interview: "As The Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculative Stories" Editor Terese Mason Pierre \
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October 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Exclusive interview with editor of AS THE EARTH DREAMS, Terese Mason Pierre (@teresempierre.bsky.social). Read here! 🪲
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newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Farah Ghafoor : How does a poem begin? / @farahghafoor.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social ;
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Farah Ghafoor : How does a poem begin?
How does a poem begin? Beginnings are the most important part of a poem because without a strong beginning, you’ll lose the read...
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September 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Farah Ghafoor : How does a poem begin? / @farahghafoor.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social ;
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Poet Talk about Trees featuring @farahghafoor.bsky.social!
Tune in for talk about trees, snails, time and more. Available where you listen to podcasts: poettalk.buzzsprout.com/2362005/epis...
Tune in for talk about trees, snails, time and more. Available where you listen to podcasts: poettalk.buzzsprout.com/2362005/epis...
September 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Poet Talk about Trees featuring @farahghafoor.bsky.social!
Tune in for talk about trees, snails, time and more. Available where you listen to podcasts: poettalk.buzzsprout.com/2362005/epis...
Tune in for talk about trees, snails, time and more. Available where you listen to podcasts: poettalk.buzzsprout.com/2362005/epis...
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Canadian Poets Series #13 : Farah Ghafoor / @farahghafoor.bsky.social
; newly shortlisted for the 2025 Governor General's Award for Poetry! / @houseofanansi.bsky.social ;
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; newly shortlisted for the 2025 Governor General's Award for Poetry! / @houseofanansi.bsky.social ;
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Canadian Poets Series #13 : Farah Ghafoor
Based in Tkaranto (Toronto), Farah Ghafoor is the author of Shadow Price (House of Anansi, 2025) [ see my review here ]. A finalist for ...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Canadian Poets Series #13 : Farah Ghafoor / @farahghafoor.bsky.social
; newly shortlisted for the 2025 Governor General's Award for Poetry! / @houseofanansi.bsky.social ;
peripetyandortronies.blogspot.com/2025/10/cana...
; newly shortlisted for the 2025 Governor General's Award for Poetry! / @houseofanansi.bsky.social ;
peripetyandortronies.blogspot.com/2025/10/cana...
August 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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talked with @farahghafoor.bsky.social about her debut collection SHADOW PRICE, for @ex-puritan.bsky.social 🍃https://ex-puritan.ca/what-we-lose-is-synonymous-with-death-a-conversation-with-farah-ghafoor
“What We Lose is Synonymous with Death”: A Conversation with Farah Ghafoor
Read Summer Farah's interview "'What We Lose is Synonymous with Death': A Conversation with Farah Ghafoor in Issue 69: Spring 2025 of The Ex-Puritan, then check out the Austin Clarke Prize in Literary...
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July 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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i actually don't respect anyone who uses AI. it's another selfish plaything for the global north, which will not face the consequences of its actions until it's the last one standing, all because we are taught that our convenience and pleasure trumps any remaining ethical thought we have.
i just find this so bizarre. searching through texts and doing the reading for myself is how i actually think through ideas! trying to put together a sentence is how i figure out what i actually want to say!
Everyone Is Using A.I. for Everything. Is That Bad?
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June 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
i actually don't respect anyone who uses AI. it's another selfish plaything for the global north, which will not face the consequences of its actions until it's the last one standing, all because we are taught that our convenience and pleasure trumps any remaining ethical thought we have.
virtual launch this sunday!
virtual launch attendees will be entered into a giveaway to receive a free signed copy of Shadow Price! registration is linked in my bio, on my website, and here:
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May 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
virtual launch this sunday!
hope to see you there!!! <3
SUNDAY, 5/18, 6PM CST: come help me celebrate the virtual launch of @farahghafoor.bsky.social's collection Shadow Price (@houseofanansi.bsky.social)! @sarahali.bsky.social and I will be reading a couple poems to kick things off 💛
Register here: tinyurl.com/ywx5dn6p
Register here: tinyurl.com/ywx5dn6p
May 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
hope to see you there!!! <3
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While you highlight it, please note is the product of local journalism, which has been carrying a lot of the burden in an environment where national outlets simply can't cover everything everywhere all at once. Support your local journalists!
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
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ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
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'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
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April 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
While you highlight it, please note is the product of local journalism, which has been carrying a lot of the burden in an environment where national outlets simply can't cover everything everywhere all at once. Support your local journalists!
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Likewise thrilled! Can’t wait to hear you read, Farah!
thrilled to be reading Lit Live this Sunday May 4th in Hamilton at 7pm alongside Adnan Khan @amandaleduc.bsky.social and @robertjsawyer.com 🐾♥️
April 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Likewise thrilled! Can’t wait to hear you read, Farah!
thrilled to be reading Lit Live this Sunday May 4th in Hamilton at 7pm alongside Adnan Khan @amandaleduc.bsky.social and @robertjsawyer.com 🐾♥️
April 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
thrilled to be reading Lit Live this Sunday May 4th in Hamilton at 7pm alongside Adnan Khan @amandaleduc.bsky.social and @robertjsawyer.com 🐾♥️
tonight!!
thrilled to be reading at @vancouverwritersfest next tuesday april 29 at 7:30pm
inshallah!! with @tawahum @estlinmcphee evelyn lau and hosted by billeh nickerson buy your tickets via the link in their bio or writersfest.ba.ca
inshallah!! with @tawahum @estlinmcphee evelyn lau and hosted by billeh nickerson buy your tickets via the link in their bio or writersfest.ba.ca
April 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
tonight!!
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The wait is over: our May 2025 issue is here. Discover the latest reporting on Canada’s private surgery boom, the collapse of big media, the fight against pollution, and more.
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March 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The wait is over: our May 2025 issue is here. Discover the latest reporting on Canada’s private surgery boom, the collapse of big media, the fight against pollution, and more.
📬 Subscribe: secure.thewalrus.ca/W43CVRSW
🔎 Inside the issue: thewalrus.ca/category/issues/...
📬 Subscribe: secure.thewalrus.ca/W43CVRSW
🔎 Inside the issue: thewalrus.ca/category/issues/...
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GritLit in Hamilton was *chef’s kiss*!
Literary festivals are such a vital part of our cultural landscape. Thank you to everyone who attended and immense respect to my fellow panelists and the organizers. ♥️
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#hamilton #canlit #literaryfestival #bookish
Literary festivals are such a vital part of our cultural landscape. Thank you to everyone who attended and immense respect to my fellow panelists and the organizers. ♥️
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#hamilton #canlit #literaryfestival #bookish
April 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
GritLit in Hamilton was *chef’s kiss*!
Literary festivals are such a vital part of our cultural landscape. Thank you to everyone who attended and immense respect to my fellow panelists and the organizers. ♥️
w/ @farahghafoor.bsky.social
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#hamilton #canlit #literaryfestival #bookish
Literary festivals are such a vital part of our cultural landscape. Thank you to everyone who attended and immense respect to my fellow panelists and the organizers. ♥️
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#hamilton #canlit #literaryfestival #bookish
I'm doing three readings at Mayworks Festival of Labour and the Arts this year!
Friday May 2: Festival Launch, Steelworkers Hall at 6pm
Saturday May 3: Who's Afraid of Labour Justice exhibition reception, Charles Street Video at 6pm
Sunday May 25: Solo Performance, Charles Street Video at 2pm
Friday May 2: Festival Launch, Steelworkers Hall at 6pm
Saturday May 3: Who's Afraid of Labour Justice exhibition reception, Charles Street Video at 6pm
Sunday May 25: Solo Performance, Charles Street Video at 2pm
April 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I'm doing three readings at Mayworks Festival of Labour and the Arts this year!
Friday May 2: Festival Launch, Steelworkers Hall at 6pm
Saturday May 3: Who's Afraid of Labour Justice exhibition reception, Charles Street Video at 6pm
Sunday May 25: Solo Performance, Charles Street Video at 2pm
Friday May 2: Festival Launch, Steelworkers Hall at 6pm
Saturday May 3: Who's Afraid of Labour Justice exhibition reception, Charles Street Video at 6pm
Sunday May 25: Solo Performance, Charles Street Video at 2pm
my pike and chisel!
On point:
Poetry was attractive to me because it’s concise and conceptually precise.
Poetry was attractive to me because it’s concise and conceptually precise.
April 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
my pike and chisel!
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Farah Ghafoor / @farahghafoor.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/04/12-o...
12 or 20 (second series) questions with Farah Ghafoor
Farah Ghafoor is the author of Shadow Price (House of Anansi, 2025). Selections of her debut poetry collection won the E.J. Pratt Medal an...
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April 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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