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Jonathan Bessette
@jonathanbessette.bsky.social
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writer/poet/friend/♌ (he/him)
Living on the stolen territories of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ, Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w, and šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ

https://jonathan-bessette.com

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Thank you @dal-english.bsky.social and The Dalhousie Review for publishing my short story "It Is What It Is." So incredible to be included in this prestigious publication and to be in good company with so many brilliant writers. 🥰

Check out their issues here: ojs.library.dal.ca/dalhousierev...
The Dalhousie Review
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November 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
jonathanbessette.bsky.social
Thanks so much @augursociety.bsky.social society for publishing my poem in issue 8.1 -- this is a beautiful issue, so great to cozy up in a blanket on a cold autumn night and read all the incredible stories and poems. ❤️🌚🍂

augursociety.org

#cozypoems #cozystories
Augur Magazine
Augur Magazine brings together the often too-disparate realms of literary and genre fiction, while making room for under-represented creators.
augursociety.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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It is September 24. This is today. It is September 24. This is today. It is September 24. This is today. It is September 24. This is today. It is September 24. This is today.
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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paulvermeersch.bsky.social
Because people are asking how to pronounce the name of my new book!

NMLCT = "animal city"
September 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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betsywarland.bsky.social
I’m grateful for this thoughtful new review of LOST LAGOON by Cynthia Sharp for her Substack series The Zen of Writing. 🌊

Read the full piece here: cynthiapoetauthor.substack.com/p/the-unobtr...

#BetsyWarland #LostLagoon #BookReview #CanadianLit #PoetryCommunity #WritingLife #TheZenofWriting
September 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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augursociety.bsky.social
OR purchase a copy today to read the full issue!

Issue 8.1 features...
✒️ Ash Wahking
✒️ @jonathanbessette.bsky.social
✒️ EC Dorgan

augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

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Augur Issue 8.1
Issue 8.1 of Augur Magazine draws our attention to the very act of creation itself—from the spark of a new idea to its unpredictable aftermath.
augursociety.org
August 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Issue 8.1 authors👇

@graceseybold.bsky.social
@jonathanbessette.bsky.social
@briannebattye.bsky.social
@jholth.bsky.social
@jiawrites.bsky.social

...and more!
An illustration with a purple overlay of a tree with a hologram of a man and a young child in the middle of it. There are two people and two robots looking at the hologram. At the top of each corner are yellow sparkles. In between the sparkles reads: "contents." There is a black rectangle and inside lists the table of contents: "Orders by Grace Seybold. Beachside Sundays by Ash Wahking. If gender is a performance, then all the world’s a stage. Either we should get season tickets, or go on a whim by Jonathan Bessette. Strange Children of the Sour Gas by EC Dorgan. Phi Nang Lum by P.W. Jarungpiterah. The Belly of The Rock by Busayo Akinmoju. Welcome to Spruceway by Brianne Battye. Elegy with Transformation Myth by Sarah Hilton. The Epitaph of Antigone by Fatima Shafiq. Letter from Distant Star to the Earth by Jesse Holth. Dark Night Suffused with Stars by Huijia Li. At the bottom of the image is the augur logo and a link to the website: www.augursociety.org
August 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
jonathanbessette.bsky.social
So cool to be included in @dipitylitmag.bsky.social Nominations for best of the Net 2026!!!! This is a favourite poem of mine and it's so great to see if well-loved at Dipity 🙏 -- check it out with so many other great works right now!
www.dipitylitmag.com/news/dipity'...

#saddroopylovepoem
dipity's Best of the Net Nominations for 2026 | Dipity Lit Mag
www.dipitylitmag.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:28 AM
jonathanbessette.bsky.social
Thank you @cv2magazine.bsky.social for including my poem in the Spring issue during your incredible 50th year!!! ❤️ You are so cool and such a lovely place for community and poetry 🙏🏻🕺🏻

Buy the new issue now contemporaryverse2.ca

#poetryforever #vivalapoem #springpoemspring
Contemporary Verse 2
contemporaryverse2.ca
May 3, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
If you're disappointed with the lack of Canadian poetry on a recent major Canadian Poetry Prize, we'd like to remind you that all our poetry is 100% Canadian and quite fabulous. You can learn more about our many wonderful poetry collections here:
bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/collections/...
April 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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February 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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@juliusgoat.bsky.social
February 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
jonathanbessette.bsky.social
Thank you @theampersandreview.bsky.social for publishing two of my poems in your issue 7!!! ❤️❤️🥳🥳 it’s lovely to included with all the incredible work and writers you showcase!

Check out my #poems at theampersandreview.ca/bessetteno7
Jonathan Bessette Poetry — The Ampersand Review
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February 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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dipitylitmag.bsky.social
“If we had to rewrite the story, then let’s start from collapse. Either we breach our bedrock, or dissolve the household” By Jonathan Bessette Digital Collage Art: VFORROW @vforrowpoeticvibes.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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thetyee.ca
“By providing us resources, our Builders are standing up for the survival of public interest journalism.

“They are building more than The Tyee.

“They are investing in a model that other outlets can emulate to survive the war on journalists.”
As Billionaire Overlords Cheer Journalism’s Death, Fight Back | The Tyee
Support the reporting you want to see in the world. Join our Tyee Builder drive and sign up by Dec. 31.
thetyee.ca
December 23, 2024 at 9:53 PM
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thetyee.ca
Want to make sex work safer? Decriminalize it.

A new study shows how workers fare better when they can rely on each other and seek formal indoor work without worrying about police surveillance.
Want to Make Sex Work Safer? Decriminalize It, Study Says | The Tyee
Workers fare better when they can rely on each other and seek formal indoor work without worrying about police surveillance.
thetyee.ca
December 20, 2024 at 5:53 PM
jonathanbessette.bsky.social
Thank you www.thetemzreview.com for publishing my new story www.thetemzreview.com/bessette.html it’s such an honour!! ❤️🙏🏻🕺🏻🍺

#autofiction #storyofmymemories #weirdhistories
The Temz Review
​ ISSN 2818-811X
www.thetemzreview.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:14 PM
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massybooks.bsky.social
Last event at Massy Arts happening tomorrow! www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-sky-wa...
December 12, 2024 at 1:00 AM
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massybooks.bsky.social
On the Coast talking about the importance of shopping local and our love of Chinatown ❤️

On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: B.C. Buy Local Week www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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thetyee.ca
How the Australian owner of a $46-billion mining empire flexed her muscles in an Alberta community this week.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
An Australian Coal Baron Subverts Alberta’s Democracy | The Tyee
A bogus referendum this week could bring a risky coal mine to the Rockies.
thetyee.ca
November 27, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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thetyee.ca
Why does Poilievre keep saying the Nazis were socialists?

A right-wing interpretation of history links fascism and socialism. How accurate is it? A Tyee explainer.
Why Does Poilievre Keep Saying the Nazis Were Socialists? | The Tyee
A right-wing interpretation of history links fascism and socialism. How accurate is it? A Tyee explainer.
thetyee.ca
November 26, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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thetyee.ca
So Trump's election and Poilievre's likely coronation have you thinking there’s no point pushing back.

Think again, writes Alvin Finkel.

Take the long view, and we see common people have a history of overthrowing oppressors — even when it looked hopeless.
Oppressors Gonna Oppress. And Get Tossed | The Tyee
A quick history of common people rising up to make gains for justice and equality.
thetyee.ca
November 21, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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dipitylitmag.bsky.social
If we had to rewrite the story, then let’s start from collapse. Either we breach our bedrock, or dissolve the household By Jonathan Bessette @jonathanbessette.bsky.social in our online tank

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If we had to rewrite the story, then let’s start from collapse. Either we breach our bedrock, or dissolve the household By Jonathan Bessette
For better or worse dipped in depressionsautéed with dissatisfaction served crying à la cartebetween the crags of winter bordering a Fascist statewe huddled around ...
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November 20, 2024 at 7:58 AM
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Thank you The Write Launch for publishing 3 of my poems!!! These #poems are about #orbitingrituals and how our lives play out #amongthestars!!

thewritelaunch.com/2024/11/if-w...
"If we couldn’t get it right the first time, then let’s forget it," "If the balancing act was uneven, then let’s tip the scales," and "If deconstruction is a love language, then let’s burn it to the g...
Lying amidst terra cotta shards, in backyard rituals we stared at a bleaching dot of sun, hoped tanning might remind us of no—bad—days. I told you
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November 16, 2024 at 4:15 AM