Maggie Burton
@mmburton.bsky.social
Writer of Chores (Breakwater Books), winner of the 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize Canadian First Book Prize. Musician, mom of 4. City Councillor. Soon-to-be med student. St. John’s, NL. Maggieburton.ca
Can you tell Italy is relaxing me
May 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Can you tell Italy is relaxing me
Celebrating my 34th birthday in Italy with new friends and new traditions.
April 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Celebrating my 34th birthday in Italy with new friends and new traditions.
How the Pope is Chosen by James Tate
April 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
How the Pope is Chosen by James Tate
Karen Russell is my favourite living author. The new one is fucking amazing.
April 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Karen Russell is my favourite living author. The new one is fucking amazing.
Can you smell this poem? Brigus, ca. 2007
April 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Can you smell this poem? Brigus, ca. 2007
Just voted in the 2025 federal election. If you’re in St. John’s east, go to Bally Rou Place off torbay road. It only took 2 minutes!
April 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Just voted in the 2025 federal election. If you’re in St. John’s east, go to Bally Rou Place off torbay road. It only took 2 minutes!
Sanded and stained!
April 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Sanded and stained!
My daughter Edith turns 4 today. I’m thinking back to her birth during the pandemic and the amazing care of Dr. Kelly Monaghan and nurse Bev at the Health Sciences that allowed me to have a natural birth and avoid a section when she was, as all my babies were, sunny side up and stuck in my pelvis.
April 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
My daughter Edith turns 4 today. I’m thinking back to her birth during the pandemic and the amazing care of Dr. Kelly Monaghan and nurse Bev at the Health Sciences that allowed me to have a natural birth and avoid a section when she was, as all my babies were, sunny side up and stuck in my pelvis.
Been scraping this bedroom door for a week now and both sides are almost done and ready for sanding. I really love my 1874 house but restoration work is super intense!
March 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Been scraping this bedroom door for a week now and both sides are almost done and ready for sanding. I really love my 1874 house but restoration work is super intense!
This little bee is struggling to carry his pollen
March 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This little bee is struggling to carry his pollen
Preparing a set of poems to read tomorrow night and they’re all based on poorly-understood concepts borrowed from math and physics. Can’t wait to explain how the Koch snowflake is like my marriage.
March 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Preparing a set of poems to read tomorrow night and they’re all based on poorly-understood concepts borrowed from math and physics. Can’t wait to explain how the Koch snowflake is like my marriage.
World Poetry Day - March 20, 7 PM, City Hall!
March 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
World Poetry Day - March 20, 7 PM, City Hall!
Happy international women’s day to all but especially all my nans who taught me to take no bullshit from anyone
March 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Happy international women’s day to all but especially all my nans who taught me to take no bullshit from anyone
Sometimes I feel despair that this despicable person gets to decide whether or not our lives continue?
February 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Sometimes I feel despair that this despicable person gets to decide whether or not our lives continue?
Some exciting **Crosstown Shared Use Path** work happening behind the scenes thanks to our sustainable and active mobility advisory committee and excellent staff in the transportation engineering department.
February 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Some exciting **Crosstown Shared Use Path** work happening behind the scenes thanks to our sustainable and active mobility advisory committee and excellent staff in the transportation engineering department.
Here are the bus shelters that were added to stops in 2024. Six new shelters to be built in 2025.
February 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Here are the bus shelters that were added to stops in 2024. Six new shelters to be built in 2025.
The stop announcements contract has been awarded. This will improve accessibility and help promote a more rider-friendly culture
February 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The stop announcements contract has been awarded. This will improve accessibility and help promote a more rider-friendly culture
And electrification work at the depot is about to be underway
February 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
And electrification work at the depot is about to be underway
From a delightful 70s themed birthday party
February 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
From a delightful 70s themed birthday party
My favourite power shot from a recent photoshoot with Lauren Vandenbrook in St. John’s.
February 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
My favourite power shot from a recent photoshoot with Lauren Vandenbrook in St. John’s.
Poetry mail day from @robmclennan.bsky.social 🥳
February 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Poetry mail day from @robmclennan.bsky.social 🥳
Going through old photos today trying to find something for a project and I found this one of my first trouting trip.
February 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Going through old photos today trying to find something for a project and I found this one of my first trouting trip.
Not us reading two books at once.
February 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Not us reading two books at once.
Just had new headshots done for poetry purposes - exciting day 👗💕
February 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Just had new headshots done for poetry purposes - exciting day 👗💕