JLRB Press
@jlrbpress.ca
JLRB Press is a small-run imprint that specializes in poetry, with a strong emphasis on queer, transgender, women's, neurodivergent and emerging voices. jlrbpress.ca
Hey, poetry lovers! 👋 Catch us at 12:30–5pm at Winter Poetry Fair, organized by @byallmeanswrite.bsky.social ➡️Open Space Victoria, this Saturday, November 15! 📚Listen to Lucía M. Polis and others read poems, get a free sticker, peruse our recent releases, and learn about our upcoming projects! ❄️
November 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Hey, poetry lovers! 👋 Catch us at 12:30–5pm at Winter Poetry Fair, organized by @byallmeanswrite.bsky.social ➡️Open Space Victoria, this Saturday, November 15! 📚Listen to Lucía M. Polis and others read poems, get a free sticker, peruse our recent releases, and learn about our upcoming projects! ❄️
👋 Hi, folks! The submission period for our _Becoming_ anthology about all things women and womanhood closes Sep. 30 at noon—BUT, in service of upholding equity and empowering voices heard less often, we're going to keep our submissions open until Oct. 10 at noon! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✍️➡️ jlrbpress.ca/becoming-submit
September 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
👋 Hi, folks! The submission period for our _Becoming_ anthology about all things women and womanhood closes Sep. 30 at noon—BUT, in service of upholding equity and empowering voices heard less often, we're going to keep our submissions open until Oct. 10 at noon! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✍️➡️ jlrbpress.ca/becoming-submit
✊📕 Friends! Book lovers! Anarchists! 🗓️ This weekend, JLRB Press will have a booth at the Victoria Anarchist Bookfair (11am-6pm Sep. 20 and 11am-5pm Sep. 21) at the Fernwood NRG (1240 Gladstone Avenue) 📚 Stop by to check out our latest books and more! #poetry #bookfair #canadianpublishing #jlrbpress
September 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
✊📕 Friends! Book lovers! Anarchists! 🗓️ This weekend, JLRB Press will have a booth at the Victoria Anarchist Bookfair (11am-6pm Sep. 20 and 11am-5pm Sep. 21) at the Fernwood NRG (1240 Gladstone Avenue) 📚 Stop by to check out our latest books and more! #poetry #bookfair #canadianpublishing #jlrbpress
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Get your poems and crafts readying for a cozy night of crafting and poetry!
This is a bring your own craft event.
This is a bring your own craft event.
September 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Get your poems and crafts readying for a cozy night of crafting and poetry!
This is a bring your own craft event.
This is a bring your own craft event.
Reposted by JLRB Press
Books for Breath is now collecting donations for our November book sale. We accept gently used books.
The money raised will go towards the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada www.phacanada.ca.
The money raised will go towards the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada www.phacanada.ca.
September 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Books for Breath is now collecting donations for our November book sale. We accept gently used books.
The money raised will go towards the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada www.phacanada.ca.
The money raised will go towards the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada www.phacanada.ca.
📚 Join us this Saturday at Small Press Fest in Victoria! 📍 We'll have our booth at the Victoria Public Library (Central Branch Courtyard) at 735 Broughton St. 🗺️ Come see what we've been up to! #bookfair #smallpressfest #smallpressfestvictoria #victoriapubliclibrary #canadianpublishing #jlrbpress
September 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
📚 Join us this Saturday at Small Press Fest in Victoria! 📍 We'll have our booth at the Victoria Public Library (Central Branch Courtyard) at 735 Broughton St. 🗺️ Come see what we've been up to! #bookfair #smallpressfest #smallpressfestvictoria #victoriapubliclibrary #canadianpublishing #jlrbpress
🙋♀️ Hi, friends! Just a friendly reminder that submissions for _Becoming: An Anthology of What-If Poems about Women and Womanhood_ are still open! 💁♀️ jlrbpress.ca/becoming-submit #poetry #poems #anthology #writing #women #womanhood #submissionperiod #callforsubmissions #jlrbpress #canadianpublishing
September 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🙋♀️ Hi, friends! Just a friendly reminder that submissions for _Becoming: An Anthology of What-If Poems about Women and Womanhood_ are still open! 💁♀️ jlrbpress.ca/becoming-submit #poetry #poems #anthology #writing #women #womanhood #submissionperiod #callforsubmissions #jlrbpress #canadianpublishing
We're proud to announce the release of _Granville: 20th Anniversary Edition, Expanded & Revised_ by Lucía M. Polis, now available from major retailers in softcover. 🎉 Learn more: jlrbpress.ca/granville ✨ We'd also like to give heartfelt thanks to everyone who has attended Lucía's virtual launch! 😌🩷
August 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
We're proud to announce the release of _Granville: 20th Anniversary Edition, Expanded & Revised_ by Lucía M. Polis, now available from major retailers in softcover. 🎉 Learn more: jlrbpress.ca/granville ✨ We'd also like to give heartfelt thanks to everyone who has attended Lucía's virtual launch! 😌🩷
On Aug. 30, 2025 join us for a virtual #booklaunch for the 20th Anniversary Edition of _Granville_—Lucía M. Polis will read #poems from her book, tell about the original collection's composition and its later reimagining, and take part in a #qanda. 🛣📚️ REGISTER ➡️ bit.ly/granville-virtual-book-launch
August 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
On Aug. 30, 2025 join us for a virtual #booklaunch for the 20th Anniversary Edition of _Granville_—Lucía M. Polis will read #poems from her book, tell about the original collection's composition and its later reimagining, and take part in a #qanda. 🛣📚️ REGISTER ➡️ bit.ly/granville-virtual-book-launch
Chief Editor Lucía M. Polis has re-recorded the talk titled "History, Memory, Trauma: Poetry and Publishing as Mutable Historiography of Self" (sound fixed) from Jul. 14, 2025, given for @eavesdropmagazine.bsky.social's Vancouver Island Artist Summer Talk Series ⏳🧠🩸bit.ly/history-memory-trauma
August 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Chief Editor Lucía M. Polis has re-recorded the talk titled "History, Memory, Trauma: Poetry and Publishing as Mutable Historiography of Self" (sound fixed) from Jul. 14, 2025, given for @eavesdropmagazine.bsky.social's Vancouver Island Artist Summer Talk Series ⏳🧠🩸bit.ly/history-memory-trauma
Hey, #crafty #poetry lovers! 👋 There was a little hiccup with the last #coupletsandcrafts date, but now it's on again! 🙌🩷 Tomorrow, August 5, 2025, join @7gower.bsky.social at 7:00 PM for a #poetry #openmic for #crafters at 709 Douglas Street in Victoria! 🧵🪡 #byocraft 📝🗣️ #byopoem
August 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hey, #crafty #poetry lovers! 👋 There was a little hiccup with the last #coupletsandcrafts date, but now it's on again! 🙌🩷 Tomorrow, August 5, 2025, join @7gower.bsky.social at 7:00 PM for a #poetry #openmic for #crafters at 709 Douglas Street in Victoria! 🧵🪡 #byocraft 📝🗣️ #byopoem
Meet our latest cohort of #editors! 👩🏻👩🏼🧔🏻♀️ They simply can't wait to read your poems for _Becoming: An Anthology of What-If Poems about Women and Womanhood_ from August 1! ♀️🏃🏻♀️👧🏻🏋🏻♀️👠⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🩷 jlrbpress.ca/becoming-submit! ✍️📨📕✨ #poetry #poems #anthology #writing #women #womanhood #jlrbpress #canadianpublishing
July 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Meet our latest cohort of #editors! 👩🏻👩🏼🧔🏻♀️ They simply can't wait to read your poems for _Becoming: An Anthology of What-If Poems about Women and Womanhood_ from August 1! ♀️🏃🏻♀️👧🏻🏋🏻♀️👠⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🩷 jlrbpress.ca/becoming-submit! ✍️📨📕✨ #poetry #poems #anthology #writing #women #womanhood #jlrbpress #canadianpublishing
Overwhelmed by publishing options? 🤷♀️ Can you tell apart self-publishing from independent presses, traditional presses, hybrid presses, and vanity presses? Check out "What I Learned from Self-Publishing with a Vanity Press" by Associate Editor @redcandyisbest.bsky.social ➡️ jlrbpress.ca/what-i-learned
July 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Overwhelmed by publishing options? 🤷♀️ Can you tell apart self-publishing from independent presses, traditional presses, hybrid presses, and vanity presses? Check out "What I Learned from Self-Publishing with a Vanity Press" by Associate Editor @redcandyisbest.bsky.social ➡️ jlrbpress.ca/what-i-learned
Despite the best-laid plans of mice and women, we've made the difficult decision to cancel our August Calgary plans jlrbpress.ca/2025-07-17 🐁❤️👩 The open submission period for women/womanhood anthology still opens Aug. 1 jlrbpress.ca/becoming ♀️✍️ Granville will launch Aug. 30 jlrbpress.ca/granville 🛣️📚
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JLRB is a small-run imprint that specializes in poetry, with a strong emphasis on queer and neurodivergent voices and emerging writing.
jlrbpress.ca
July 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Despite the best-laid plans of mice and women, we've made the difficult decision to cancel our August Calgary plans jlrbpress.ca/2025-07-17 🐁❤️👩 The open submission period for women/womanhood anthology still opens Aug. 1 jlrbpress.ca/becoming ♀️✍️ Granville will launch Aug. 30 jlrbpress.ca/granville 🛣️📚
It's that time of year again! 🌈 We'd like to wish one and all a SAFE AND #HAPPYPRIDE! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Here's what we're up to: Catch Lucía's reading, grab a free sticker, see new books & merch, and chat with our editors about upcoming #poetry projects 📚 For more summer hijinks, see jlrbpress.ca/events #jlrbpress
June 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It's that time of year again! 🌈 We'd like to wish one and all a SAFE AND #HAPPYPRIDE! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Here's what we're up to: Catch Lucía's reading, grab a free sticker, see new books & merch, and chat with our editors about upcoming #poetry projects 📚 For more summer hijinks, see jlrbpress.ca/events #jlrbpress
One rainy evening, on May 17, 2025, Lucía M. Polis launched _The Love of a Good Man: The Queer Epic Poem_ at @russellbooks.bsky.social ❤️👍👨 Recording by Planet Earth Poetry youtu.be/00wZarWyN-U?t=963 ☔📚🎤 ty @jesbattis.bsky.social for the photo #queerpoetry #transpoetry #canadianpublishing #jlrbpress
May 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
One rainy evening, on May 17, 2025, Lucía M. Polis launched _The Love of a Good Man: The Queer Epic Poem_ at @russellbooks.bsky.social ❤️👍👨 Recording by Planet Earth Poetry youtu.be/00wZarWyN-U?t=963 ☔📚🎤 ty @jesbattis.bsky.social for the photo #queerpoetry #transpoetry #canadianpublishing #jlrbpress
More events! 🎤💬 Tomorrow, May 16, join us at Planet Earth Poetry (7:30pm at @russellbooks.bsky.social in Victoria) for the relaunch of _The Love of a Good Man: The Queer Epic Poem_ under Lucía M. Polis's true name! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️📚 Learn more: jlrbpress.ca/good-man-epic-poem #queerpoetry #transpoetry #jlrbpress
May 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
More events! 🎤💬 Tomorrow, May 16, join us at Planet Earth Poetry (7:30pm at @russellbooks.bsky.social in Victoria) for the relaunch of _The Love of a Good Man: The Queer Epic Poem_ under Lucía M. Polis's true name! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️📚 Learn more: jlrbpress.ca/good-man-epic-poem #queerpoetry #transpoetry #jlrbpress
So here's something cool to look forward to: JLRB Press will have a booth at the #nanaimopridefestival! Come find us on June 8 at Maffeo Sutton Park, check out our new books, chat with our editors, and learn about the upcoming open submission period for our women's anthology! #pride #poetry 📚 🏳️🌈 🎉
May 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
So here's something cool to look forward to: JLRB Press will have a booth at the #nanaimopridefestival! Come find us on June 8 at Maffeo Sutton Park, check out our new books, chat with our editors, and learn about the upcoming open submission period for our women's anthology! #pride #poetry 📚 🏳️🌈 🎉
On May 2, 2025, @tomdoerksen.bsky.social launched his debut collection _Through the Cities and the Woods_ at Planet Earth Poetry at Russell Books Victoria. 🏙️🌲 Here are some photos of Tom—congrats on a successful launch and a compelling reading! 📚 #ecopoetry #booklaunch #canadianpublishing #jlrbpress
May 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
On May 2, 2025, @tomdoerksen.bsky.social launched his debut collection _Through the Cities and the Woods_ at Planet Earth Poetry at Russell Books Victoria. 🏙️🌲 Here are some photos of Tom—congrats on a successful launch and a compelling reading! 📚 #ecopoetry #booklaunch #canadianpublishing #jlrbpress
👋🙂 Hello poetry lovers! We're proud to announce the book launch for @tomdoerksen.bsky.social's debut poetry collection _Through the Cities and the Woods_! 📚 Join us on May 2, 7pm at Planet Earth Poetry at Russell Books, Victoria to meet the author and listen to a reading from his debut collection! 💬
May 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
👋🙂 Hello poetry lovers! We're proud to announce the book launch for @tomdoerksen.bsky.social's debut poetry collection _Through the Cities and the Woods_! 📚 Join us on May 2, 7pm at Planet Earth Poetry at Russell Books, Victoria to meet the author and listen to a reading from his debut collection! 💬
Today we're proud to announce the release of the poetry collection _Through the Cities and the Woods_ by
@tomdoerksen.bsky.social, now available worldwide in softcover. 🏙🌲️📚 Learn more—and get a taste of one of Tom's poems! jlrbpress.ca/cities-woods #poetry #publishing #canadianpublishing #jlrbpress
@tomdoerksen.bsky.social, now available worldwide in softcover. 🏙🌲️📚 Learn more—and get a taste of one of Tom's poems! jlrbpress.ca/cities-woods #poetry #publishing #canadianpublishing #jlrbpress
April 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Today we're proud to announce the release of the poetry collection _Through the Cities and the Woods_ by
@tomdoerksen.bsky.social, now available worldwide in softcover. 🏙🌲️📚 Learn more—and get a taste of one of Tom's poems! jlrbpress.ca/cities-woods #poetry #publishing #canadianpublishing #jlrbpress
@tomdoerksen.bsky.social, now available worldwide in softcover. 🏙🌲️📚 Learn more—and get a taste of one of Tom's poems! jlrbpress.ca/cities-woods #poetry #publishing #canadianpublishing #jlrbpress
Coming soon from JLRB Press! 🏙️🌲🌲📚
April 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Coming soon from JLRB Press! 🏙️🌲🌲📚
Congrats to @kjuliastamm.bsky.social & @literaturegeek.bsky.social for winning some #swag in the JLRB Press 2nd Anniversary Drawing: #poetry #books _We Were Hateful People_ by Lucía M. Polis and _Holes: An Anthology of Poems about Depths, Darkness, and Desire_; T-shirts; stickers—and more! 📚👕😊🎉
March 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Congrats to @kjuliastamm.bsky.social & @literaturegeek.bsky.social for winning some #swag in the JLRB Press 2nd Anniversary Drawing: #poetry #books _We Were Hateful People_ by Lucía M. Polis and _Holes: An Anthology of Poems about Depths, Darkness, and Desire_; T-shirts; stickers—and more! 📚👕😊🎉
As promised, our Chief Editor Lucía M. Polis has re-recorded and posted her never-published 2024 CreativeMornings/Victoria talk, now titled "Poetry and Trust, Redux: How Institutions Stifle Creators and Their Creations and What You Can Do About It" 🏢🛑✍️🩷 bit.ly/poetry-and-t...
March 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As promised, our Chief Editor Lucía M. Polis has re-recorded and posted her never-published 2024 CreativeMornings/Victoria talk, now titled "Poetry and Trust, Redux: How Institutions Stifle Creators and Their Creations and What You Can Do About It" 🏢🛑✍️🩷 bit.ly/poetry-and-t...