Derek Beaulieu
@derekbeaulieu.bsky.social
Poet, author, editor, literary advocate; Director of Literary Arts at Banff Centre; former Poet Laureate of Calgary (2014-2016) and Banff (2022-2024) -- located in Treaty 7 territory, Banff, Alberta, Canada. He/him.
online at: www.derekbeaulieu.ca
online at: www.derekbeaulieu.ca
Rest in Peace CLEMENTE PADIN (1939-2025); such an exceptional publisher, editor & visual poet, He was imprisoned by the Uruguayan dictatorship for 2 years for the crime of "vilification and mocking of the armed forces" through his poetry. It was a privilege to call him a friend & to publish him.
October 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Rest in Peace CLEMENTE PADIN (1939-2025); such an exceptional publisher, editor & visual poet, He was imprisoned by the Uruguayan dictatorship for 2 years for the crime of "vilification and mocking of the armed forces" through his poetry. It was a privilege to call him a friend & to publish him.