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rob mclennan
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poet, fiction writer, publisher, critic, papa, etc.
out now: the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press)
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hey! did you know that Christine McNair is reading at Acadia U on Thursday? if yr nearby, you should go to that, / @christinemcnair.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social ;
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Authors @ Acadia - English
Each year the Department of English and Theatre hosts a series of readings and presentations by authors from across the region and around the world. These events are open to the public and are an important source of cultural enrichment for student, faculty, and Wolfville community members alike.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Ben Zalkind / @radiantpress.bsky.social @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social ;
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Ben Zalkind
Ben Zalkind lives and works in Calgary, Canada. His debut novel, Honeydew , was released by Radiant Press in October 2025 . A Salt Lake Cit...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Tuesday poem #658 : Ian Lockaby : Super Ego Holding / @omnidawn.bsky.social ;
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Tuesday poem #658 : Ian Lockaby : Super Ego Holding
a-           ccumulations of us softening  , braided in through the fine hog  furs running in- ward our nipples to milk ducts   ...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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less than two weeks for the 31st anniversary edition of the ottawa small press book fair! and catch the pre-fair reading at Anina's Cafe the night prior! readers to announce soon,
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the ottawa small press book fair, autumn 2025 edition: November 22, 2025
span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents:      the ottawa     small press     book fair autumn 2025 : will be held on Satur...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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S*BSTACK ALERT: the green notebook,
, discovering the uncorrected galley of Ron Padgett's Joe: A Memoir of Joe Brainard (2004) on my bookshelf,
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November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Kay Gabriel, Perverts
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Kay Gabriel, Perverts
And by an enemy lover. Then I’m on an interminable march to a coded destination. There’s a chase, there’s cops, there’s friends. I’d walk ...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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middle daughter at the dentist, so an opportunity to go through new poetry titles by MC Hyland and Fenn Stewart, // @bookhugpress.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Process Note #64 : Devi S. Laskar : Professional Student Origin Story / @mawsheinwin.bsky.social ;
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Process Note #64 : Devi S. Laskar : Professional Student Origin Story
The 'process notes' pieces were originally solicited by Maw Shein Win as addendum to her teaching particular poems and poetry collections fo...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Jeremy Luke Hill : on a burrow, a nest, a lea stone
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Jeremy Luke Hill : on a burrow, a nest, a lea stone
Most of the poetry I write involves playing with other people's words–rewriting the statements of Trump administration officials i...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Michael Farrell : Five poems
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Michael Farrell : Five poems
Sled Jammer     Subconsciously, leading erstwhile dictators Jerusalem-wards, artichoke-wards, Mamma Mia ’s ejaculated remedies. Lemo...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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newly posted: Lisa Richter : Where does a poem begin / @lisarichter.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social ;
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Lisa Richter : Where does a poem begin
How does a poem begin?     A few weeks ago, I was on the escalator in the subway on my way home from the library. In front of me the...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Articles about performative reading are of a category with book bans, attacks on libraries, and underfunding public education.

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November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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S*BSTACK ALERT: the green notebook,
, discovering the uncorrected galley of Ron Padgett's Joe: A Memoir of Joe Brainard (2004) on my bookshelf,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Kay Gabriel, Perverts
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Kay Gabriel, Perverts
And by an enemy lover. Then I’m on an interminable march to a coded destination. There’s a chase, there’s cops, there’s friends. I’d walk ...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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above/ground press has accepted a new chapbook by Travis Sharp + Sonja Greckol's Celan translation; have you thot of subscribing? new titles soon by @neonpajamas.bsky.social, Micah Anthony Cavaleri, @amandaearl.bsky.social + @jimmytcahill.bsky.social,
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/10/abov...
above/ground press: 2026 subscriptions now available!
The race to the half-century continues! And with more than FOURTEEN HUNDRED TITLES produced to date over nearly thirty-two years, there’s be...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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periodicities.bsky.social
less than two weeks for the 31st anniversary edition of the ottawa small press book fair! and catch the pre-fair reading at Anina's Cafe the night prior! readers to announce soon,
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
the ottawa small press book fair, autumn 2025 edition: November 22, 2025
span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents:      the ottawa     small press     book fair autumn 2025 : will be held on Satur...
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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above/ground press has accepted a new chapbook by Travis Sharp + Sonja Greckol's Celan translation; have you thot of subscribing? new titles soon by @neonpajamas.bsky.social, Micah Anthony Cavaleri, @amandaearl.bsky.social + @jimmytcahill.bsky.social,
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/10/abov...
above/ground press: 2026 subscriptions now available!
The race to the half-century continues! And with more than FOURTEEN HUNDRED TITLES produced to date over nearly thirty-two years, there’s be...
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part two, : Jacob Alvarado + Drew Lavigne, / @knifeforkbook.bsky.social @meetthepresses.bsky.social ;
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Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part two, : Jacob Alvarado + Drew Lavigne,
[a corner of my table at the TIFA fair, including the shortbread cookies I made]  Again, this blended sequence, as the weekend of back-to-ba...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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less than two weeks for the 31st anniversary edition of the ottawa small press book fair! and catch the pre-fair reading at Anina's Cafe the night prior! readers to announce soon,
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
the ottawa small press book fair, autumn 2025 edition: November 22, 2025
span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents:      the ottawa     small press     book fair autumn 2025 : will be held on Satur...
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part two, : Jacob Alvarado + Drew Lavigne, / @knifeforkbook.bsky.social @meetthepresses.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/11/ongo...
Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part two, : Jacob Alvarado + Drew Lavigne,
[a corner of my table at the TIFA fair, including the shortbread cookies I made]  Again, this blended sequence, as the weekend of back-to-ba...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Here are three poems of mine I think hold up pretty well—three pretty different styles, too.
Much thanks to @robmclennan.bsky.social for hosting this series.

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J T Kelly : virtual reading series : periodicities
YouTube video by Rob Mclennan
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November 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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above/ground press: 2026 subscriptions now available!
The race to the half-century continues! And with more than FOURTEEN HUNDRED TITLES produced to date over nearly thirty-two years, there’s be...
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November 2, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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rather good article on me in new issue of Fifty-Five Plus magazine, although not sure how i should feel abt the whole thing, / @ualbertapress.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @caitlinpress.bsky.social ;
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November 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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some above/ground press author activity: Steve Ross Smith, Melanie Dennis Unrau, Wade Bell, Peter Myers + Stuart Ross,
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some author activity: Smith, Unrau, Bell, Myers + Ross,
Steve Ross Smith has a new song up at bandcamp ; Melanie Dennis Unrau is interviewed via the "12 or 20 questions" series ; Wade Bell has new...
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November 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Meg Todd / @harbourpublishing.bsky.social ;
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Meg Todd
Meg Todd  [photo credit: Anick Violette] grew up in the Alberta prairies. She is a two-time finalist for the CBC Short Story Prize, and her ...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM