Neil Aitken
@neilaitken.bsky.social
Poet. Editor. Translator. Gamer. Programmer. Future librarian. Author of BABBAGE'S DREAM (Sundress Publications, 2017) and THE LOST COUNTRY OF SIGHT (Anhinga Press, 2008). Streams THE LONG DARK and reads poetry on Twitch as Babbaginator. bsky @babbaginator
Writer Friends! I'm currently seeking new writing coaching and editing clients. I bring 20+ years of creative writing instruction experience and 10+ years as a creative writing coach and manuscript editor. Reasonable rates and flexible hours. coaching.neil-aitken.com #writing #writingcoach
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Writer Friends! I'm currently seeking new writing coaching and editing clients. I bring 20+ years of creative writing instruction experience and 10+ years as a creative writing coach and manuscript editor. Reasonable rates and flexible hours. coaching.neil-aitken.com #writing #writingcoach
Please spread the word! I'm running a 10-day workshop for Emerging Poets (Sage Hill Workshops). June 30 - July 9. Apply by April 22! #poetry #workshop
A mix of craft discussions, group workshops and writing, and one-on-one manuscript or work consultations.
sagehillwriting.ca/writing-retr...
A mix of craft discussions, group workshops and writing, and one-on-one manuscript or work consultations.
sagehillwriting.ca/writing-retr...
Emerging Writers’ Courses - Sage Hill Writing
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April 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Please spread the word! I'm running a 10-day workshop for Emerging Poets (Sage Hill Workshops). June 30 - July 9. Apply by April 22! #poetry #workshop
A mix of craft discussions, group workshops and writing, and one-on-one manuscript or work consultations.
sagehillwriting.ca/writing-retr...
A mix of craft discussions, group workshops and writing, and one-on-one manuscript or work consultations.
sagehillwriting.ca/writing-retr...
As always, I'm terrible at remembering to document things, so no pictures for last night's Poetry Potluck - but the food and conversation were excellent (and we had some top-tier desserts as well). Post potluck, a few guests lingered and we talked more about grief as a country and landscape. A+
November 17, 2024 at 4:09 PM
As always, I'm terrible at remembering to document things, so no pictures for last night's Poetry Potluck - but the food and conversation were excellent (and we had some top-tier desserts as well). Post potluck, a few guests lingered and we talked more about grief as a country and landscape. A+
Vancouver poets and poetry-loving friends, I'm hosting a Poetry Potluck this Saturday (Nov 16, 6pm) for 6 guests and still have a few seats available. Guests bring a dish and a poem. We chat about literature, art, culture, film, and whatever else for 2-3 hours. DM me for more details.
November 13, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Vancouver poets and poetry-loving friends, I'm hosting a Poetry Potluck this Saturday (Nov 16, 6pm) for 6 guests and still have a few seats available. Guests bring a dish and a poem. We chat about literature, art, culture, film, and whatever else for 2-3 hours. DM me for more details.
What you can expect: posts about poetry and literature, obscure quotes from obscure books, pictures of dishes I make, updates on Star Singer (opera), interactive fiction projects, and other digital humanities projects
November 11, 2024 at 11:11 PM
What you can expect: posts about poetry and literature, obscure quotes from obscure books, pictures of dishes I make, updates on Star Singer (opera), interactive fiction projects, and other digital humanities projects
Welcome to all my new followers!! I haven’t been posting much here, but expect to do so more often now that everyone is abandoning X
November 11, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Welcome to all my new followers!! I haven’t been posting much here, but expect to do so more often now that everyone is abandoning X
Remind me why I decided to return for another grad degree? Some mornings I really want to go back to bed and hibernate.
October 26, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Remind me why I decided to return for another grad degree? Some mornings I really want to go back to bed and hibernate.
Cross-country trek to BC is completed. I'm mostly unpacked and starting to settle into my UBC dorm (yay, dorm-life for old people!) This poet is back to learn new tricks and the ways of the librarian Yedis before him.
September 2, 2023 at 2:32 PM
Cross-country trek to BC is completed. I'm mostly unpacked and starting to settle into my UBC dorm (yay, dorm-life for old people!) This poet is back to learn new tricks and the ways of the librarian Yedis before him.
Less than a week before I embark on my dangerous journey to Vancouver, BC -- a path that it seems will take me through hellfire and precipitous mountain passes before ending in the western shores. Still packing. Still wishing I could take more.
August 22, 2023 at 3:33 AM
Less than a week before I embark on my dangerous journey to Vancouver, BC -- a path that it seems will take me through hellfire and precipitous mountain passes before ending in the western shores. Still packing. Still wishing I could take more.