Francois Lachance
@lachance.bsky.social
World Citizen since forever. Scholar-at-large since 1996, interested in discourses of technology, sensoria, social reproduction, and poetry as cognitive device.
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Francois Lachance
@lachance.bsky.social
· Nov 12
A Garden By The Sea: A Zine Inspired By The Words And Films Of Derek Jarman
BLACK LODGE PRESS
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BLACK LODGE PRESS
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February 10, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Reposted by Francois Lachance
I was honored to lecture last night at the National Library of Australia on Pop Bibliography ✨ The recording is available here: www.youtube.com/live/ssI69kp...
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I was honored to lecture last night at the National Library of Australia on Pop Bibliography ✨ The recording is available here: www.youtube.com/live/ssI69kp...
February 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
child holding red lantern
solving riddles on the final
day of new year celebrations
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - spring lantern
solving riddles on the final
day of new year celebrations
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - spring lantern
February 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM
child holding red lantern
solving riddles on the final
day of new year celebrations
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - spring lantern
solving riddles on the final
day of new year celebrations
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - spring lantern
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Reposted by Francois Lachance
Preparing food for others
Notes on food themes
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#poetry #haiku #food #cooking
Notes on food themes
foldingnotes.substack.com/p/preparing-...
#poetry #haiku #food #cooking
Preparing food for others
Food prep infiltrates my notes
foldingnotes.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Preparing food for others
Notes on food themes
foldingnotes.substack.com/p/preparing-...
#poetry #haiku #food #cooking
Notes on food themes
foldingnotes.substack.com/p/preparing-...
#poetry #haiku #food #cooking
at our backs
north wind blows
over the lake ice
propelling us
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - north wind
north wind blows
over the lake ice
propelling us
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - north wind
February 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
at our backs
north wind blows
over the lake ice
propelling us
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - north wind
north wind blows
over the lake ice
propelling us
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - north wind
February 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM
February 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Reposted by Francois Lachance
We are pleased to announce that Knowledge Commons has recently received a $20,000 donation from @digitalscholar.bsky.social to support our platform! We offer our sincere thanks to Digital Scholar for their generous donations and continued support. You can read more on our blog 💙
Digital Scholar Donates $20,000 to Knowledge Commons (and Why that Gift Matters) – About Knowledge Commons
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February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
We are pleased to announce that Knowledge Commons has recently received a $20,000 donation from @digitalscholar.bsky.social to support our platform! We offer our sincere thanks to Digital Scholar for their generous donations and continued support. You can read more on our blog 💙
February 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
- hommage to Issa -
how endless
the cherry blossom grove
without you
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - grove
how endless
the cherry blossom grove
without you
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - grove
February 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
- hommage to Issa -
how endless
the cherry blossom grove
without you
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - grove
how endless
the cherry blossom grove
without you
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - grove
How this image captures process is truly memorable — a kinetic memory of dissolving sweetness:
Her days were hard candy: continuous, slow and sweet, but eroding.
@robmclennan.bsky.social
"A dream about vegetable soup"
On Beauty
Her days were hard candy: continuous, slow and sweet, but eroding.
@robmclennan.bsky.social
"A dream about vegetable soup"
On Beauty
February 2, 2026 at 9:19 PM
How this image captures process is truly memorable — a kinetic memory of dissolving sweetness:
Her days were hard candy: continuous, slow and sweet, but eroding.
@robmclennan.bsky.social
"A dream about vegetable soup"
On Beauty
Her days were hard candy: continuous, slow and sweet, but eroding.
@robmclennan.bsky.social
"A dream about vegetable soup"
On Beauty
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Reposted by Francois Lachance
Today I got a couple of calls from my mother that nearly broke my heart into pieces for a couple of reasons.
The latest from One of These Days We'll Both Be Fine: Heartbreaking Conversations
The latest from One of These Days We'll Both Be Fine: Heartbreaking Conversations
Heartbreaking Conversations
One of these days we'll both be fine
sendmylovetoanyone.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Today I got a couple of calls from my mother that nearly broke my heart into pieces for a couple of reasons.
The latest from One of These Days We'll Both Be Fine: Heartbreaking Conversations
The latest from One of These Days We'll Both Be Fine: Heartbreaking Conversations
Reposted by Francois Lachance
Save the date! I will be hosting a one-day bpNichol symposium at Toronto Metropolitan University on Thursday 9 April 2026. Details to follow!!
Possible, tentative name for the event:
"the leafless book": A One-day Symposium Celebrating the Re-launch of bpNichol.ca
Possible, tentative name for the event:
"the leafless book": A One-day Symposium Celebrating the Re-launch of bpNichol.ca
February 1, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Save the date! I will be hosting a one-day bpNichol symposium at Toronto Metropolitan University on Thursday 9 April 2026. Details to follow!!
Possible, tentative name for the event:
"the leafless book": A One-day Symposium Celebrating the Re-launch of bpNichol.ca
Possible, tentative name for the event:
"the leafless book": A One-day Symposium Celebrating the Re-launch of bpNichol.ca
twittering sparrows
bobbing in tree branches
like precious baubles
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - twittering
bobbing in tree branches
like precious baubles
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - twittering
February 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
twittering sparrows
bobbing in tree branches
like precious baubles
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - twittering
bobbing in tree branches
like precious baubles
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - twittering
An interview revolving around the capacities of the recumbent ... a sustained exploration ...
NBCC member Sarah Dowling was interviewed by Alix Beeston on her podcast for the New Books Network about their book "Here Is a Figure: Grounding Literary Form," a work of literary criticism that gathers together the lying-down figures in contemporary literature:
Sarah Dowling, "Here Is a Figure: Grounding Literary Form" (Northwestern UP, 2025) - New Books Network
Also Hosted By Alix Beeston
buff.ly
January 31, 2026 at 10:09 PM
An interview revolving around the capacities of the recumbent ... a sustained exploration ...
January 31, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Reposted by Francois Lachance
Thanks @investinopen.bsky.social! So proud to be part of this work. If you haven't yet checked us out what are you waiting for? Come join us!
The future of scholarly communication isn’t just about better tools — it’s about who owns and governs them.
@kcommons.bsky.social offers a community-owned alternative to corporate platforms while supporting diverse forms of scholarship.
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@kcommons.bsky.social offers a community-owned alternative to corporate platforms while supporting diverse forms of scholarship.
Read more: investinopen.org/blog/buildin...
Building the Commons: How Knowledge Commons is navigating challenges through community and collaboration
A case study developed with Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Director of Knowledge Commons and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at Michigan State University
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January 30, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Thanks @investinopen.bsky.social! So proud to be part of this work. If you haven't yet checked us out what are you waiting for? Come join us!
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Reposted by Francois Lachance
anyway here you go
Stromae - Alors on danse (Official Video)
YouTube video by StromaeVEVO
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January 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM
anyway here you go
fragrant quince
slices fried in butter:
a marvellous side dish
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - quince
slices fried in butter:
a marvellous side dish
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - quince
January 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM
fragrant quince
slices fried in butter:
a marvellous side dish
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - quince
slices fried in butter:
a marvellous side dish
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - quince
"The successor to mass social media is [...] emerging not as a single platform, but as a scattering of alleyways, salons, encrypted lounges and federated town squares — those little gardens."
“The last days of social media might be the first days of something more human: a web that remembers why we came online in the first place — not to be harvested but to be heard, not to go viral but to find our people, not to scroll but to connect.”
— @jamesosullivan.bsky.social
— @jamesosullivan.bsky.social
The Last Days Of Social Media | NOEMA
Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.
www.noemamag.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:02 PM
"The successor to mass social media is [...] emerging not as a single platform, but as a scattering of alleyways, salons, encrypted lounges and federated town squares — those little gardens."
cannellini beans, vegetables & pasta
simmered in rich broth yielding
spoonfuls of delicious minestrone
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - bean soup
simmered in rich broth yielding
spoonfuls of delicious minestrone
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - bean soup
January 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
cannellini beans, vegetables & pasta
simmered in rich broth yielding
spoonfuls of delicious minestrone
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - bean soup
simmered in rich broth yielding
spoonfuls of delicious minestrone
#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - bean soup