It’s publication day for Dead Writers, a collaborative fiction project by Jean Marc Ah-Sen, Michael LaPointe, Cassidy McFadzean, and Naben Ruthnum.

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Today is the first day of the Spring Festival 春节, or Chinese New Year. Poetry is integral to the festival. On the day before New Year's Eve, many people hang poetic couplets that contain lucky sayings outside of their homes to mark the new year. 🧵 1/3

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2024 in the books.

Another year is coming to an end, which can only mean one thing: A new iteration of Bibliophonic editor Del Cowie’s annual Best Canadian Music Writing list. Chime in with your favourites in the comments! (@delcowie.bsky.social‬)

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Today, beginning at 17:00 Palestinian time (EET/GMT+2), a coalition of independent presses, poets, writers, and translators are holding a 24-hour Global Reading for Freedom of Expression & Solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon.

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Bowled over by the review of Cameron Anstee’s Sheets in the Winter 2023 issue of The Poetry Review. (@poetrysociety.bsky.social)

“Reading Sheets is a strange and wonderful experience.”—Lily McDermott

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Today marks the publication of Cara-Lyn Morgan’s third collection of poems, Building a Nest from the Bones of My People, and the fifteenth anniversary edition of M. NourbeSe Philip's seminal book Zong!, which features new contributions by Saidiya Hartman, Katherine McKittrick, and NourbeSe herself.

Catch Francine Cunningham in conversation with katherena vermette at Calgary’s Wordfest!