Gary Barwin
@garybarwin.bsky.social
writing, multimedia, music, art, Hamilton ON Canada
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“There’s a wisecrack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
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“There’s a wisecrack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
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Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part one, : Liam Burke + Gary Barwin, / @garybarwin.bsky.social @meetthepresses.bsky.social ;
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Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part one, : Liam Burke + Gary Barwin,
Okay, so this has to be a blended sequence of fair-posts, as multiple vendors (such as myself and the delightfully-productive above/ground p...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part one, : Liam Burke + Gary Barwin, / @garybarwin.bsky.social @meetthepresses.bsky.social ;
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NEW ALBUM!!!!!! w/@whatisapoem.bsky.social &
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November 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
NEW ALBUM!!!!!! w/@whatisapoem.bsky.social &
@lillianallen.ca
@lillianallen.ca
Ok, this is really special and a while coming. We'd love if you had a listen.
Ghost Variables--with special guests - Earth Wind and Choir have a new album out of new music, including the title track which is an extended piece for choir and ensemble.
almostghostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spectr...
Ghost Variables--with special guests - Earth Wind and Choir have a new album out of new music, including the title track which is an extended piece for choir and ensemble.
almostghostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spectr...
Spectralities, by Ghost Variables (Gary Barwin, Connor Bennett, Mike Hansen, David Lee, Chris Palmer)
4 track album
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October 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ok, this is really special and a while coming. We'd love if you had a listen.
Ghost Variables--with special guests - Earth Wind and Choir have a new album out of new music, including the title track which is an extended piece for choir and ensemble.
almostghostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spectr...
Ghost Variables--with special guests - Earth Wind and Choir have a new album out of new music, including the title track which is an extended piece for choir and ensemble.
almostghostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spectr...
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Sex with a river, lucky shoes & more with @garybarwin.bsky.social @thepoetslizard.bsky.social @webbish6.bsky.social @lesleymwheeler.bsky.social @collinkelley.bsky.social @dylan20.bsky.social @jillpearlman.bsky.social @kristybowen.bsky.social @oyoguhito.bsky.social
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Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 43
A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I've loved the Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders album, Promises since I first heard it. And similarly, Charles Ives' The Unanswered Question. So here is my new album inspired by those two things.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I've loved the Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders album, Promises since I first heard it. And similarly, Charles Ives' The Unanswered Question. So here is my new album inspired by those two things.
garybarwin.bandcamp.com/album/unansw...
garybarwin.bandcamp.com/album/unansw...
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Digging up a dictionary, horror and fragmentation, and other obsessions with @garybarwin.bsky.social @thepoetslizard.bsky.social @renee-emerson.bsky.social @mariapopova.bsky.social @kristybowen.bsky.social @richfergusonpoet.bsky.social @roguestrands.bsky.social 3/3
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Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 42
A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Digging up a dictionary, horror and fragmentation, and other obsessions with @garybarwin.bsky.social @thepoetslizard.bsky.social @renee-emerson.bsky.social @mariapopova.bsky.social @kristybowen.bsky.social @richfergusonpoet.bsky.social @roguestrands.bsky.social 3/3
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@tomsnarsky.bsky.social #smallpoemsunday
An allegory, a fable and a folk tale walk into a bar.
Every cloud has pig in it.
An allegory, a fable and a folk tale walk into a bar.
Every cloud has pig in it.
October 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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An allegory, a fable and a folk tale walk into a bar.
Every cloud has pig in it.
An allegory, a fable and a folk tale walk into a bar.
Every cloud has pig in it.
An allegory, a fable and a folk tale walk into a bar.
Every cloud has pig in it.
Every cloud has pig in it.
October 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
An allegory, a fable and a folk tale walk into a bar.
Every cloud has pig in it.
Every cloud has pig in it.
Reposted by Gary Barwin
Les Murray, born on this day in 1938
October 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Les Murray, born on this day in 1938
Reposted by Gary Barwin
The Unravelling of Ou (by me!) is forthcoming with Palimpsest Press, February 15, 2026, and is available for pre-order now. 🧦 📖
Here is the listing at one of my local bookstores!
tinyurl.com/5an25y7h
This book was made possible through the generous funding of Ontario Arts Council.
#canlit
Here is the listing at one of my local bookstores!
tinyurl.com/5an25y7h
This book was made possible through the generous funding of Ontario Arts Council.
#canlit
September 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Unravelling of Ou (by me!) is forthcoming with Palimpsest Press, February 15, 2026, and is available for pre-order now. 🧦 📖
Here is the listing at one of my local bookstores!
tinyurl.com/5an25y7h
This book was made possible through the generous funding of Ontario Arts Council.
#canlit
Here is the listing at one of my local bookstores!
tinyurl.com/5an25y7h
This book was made possible through the generous funding of Ontario Arts Council.
#canlit
@hollay.bsky.social just discovered that my Word autocorrect changes your last name to Egadery. That's perfect. Egad! What egadery is this?
October 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
@hollay.bsky.social just discovered that my Word autocorrect changes your last name to Egadery. That's perfect. Egad! What egadery is this?
Our new trio record is out now. The perfect Thanksgiving listening because what says settler colonialism more than almost ghosts.But really, some good trio sounds for a day off.
almostghostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/everyt...
almostghostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/everyt...
October 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Our new trio record is out now. The perfect Thanksgiving listening because what says settler colonialism more than almost ghosts.But really, some good trio sounds for a day off.
almostghostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/everyt...
almostghostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/everyt...
Playing this Friday at the Rathskeller!
October 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Playing this Friday at the Rathskeller!
I've rarely written about Greek mythology, though I've a new novel based on Orpheus. Here's one from Euridice's perspective.
October 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I've rarely written about Greek mythology, though I've a new novel based on Orpheus. Here's one from Euridice's perspective.
Reposted by Gary Barwin
12 or 20 (second series) questions with Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi / @pizamapress.bsky.social @neonpajamas.bsky.social ;
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi
Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi is the author of DISINTEGRATION MADE PLAIN AND EASY (Piżama Press) and THE BOOK OF KANE AND MARGARET (FC2 / UAP). 1...
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October 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
12 or 20 (second series) questions with Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi / @pizamapress.bsky.social @neonpajamas.bsky.social ;
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