Paul Moorehead
@paulmoorehead.bsky.social
Poet and physician.
My new poetry collection, “Green”, is available from Breakwater Books. https://breakwaterbooks.com/products/green
My new poetry collection, “Green”, is available from Breakwater Books. https://breakwaterbooks.com/products/green
The New Yorker Poetry Podcast is good. most recently, Patricia Lockwood does very nice readings of Elizabeth Bishop as well as a piece of her own. (So many poets, without naming names, are terrible at reading their own work. So nice to hear a reading with some real emotion.)
#poetry #poetrypodcasts
#poetry #poetrypodcasts
Poetry Podcast
Readings and conversations with The New Yorker’s poetry editor, Kevin Young.
www.newyorker.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The New Yorker Poetry Podcast is good. most recently, Patricia Lockwood does very nice readings of Elizabeth Bishop as well as a piece of her own. (So many poets, without naming names, are terrible at reading their own work. So nice to hear a reading with some real emotion.)
#poetry #poetrypodcasts
#poetry #poetrypodcasts
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Enshittification of the internet pushing people to zines and other paper materials. The zine scene is definitely growing—I've seen local classes in zine making, kids and their parents taking it up.
www.cbc.ca/arts/print-i...
www.cbc.ca/arts/print-i...
December 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Enshittification of the internet pushing people to zines and other paper materials. The zine scene is definitely growing—I've seen local classes in zine making, kids and their parents taking it up.
www.cbc.ca/arts/print-i...
www.cbc.ca/arts/print-i...
Yesterday I posted a piece that posited a sameness in Canadian poetry. Cointerpoint: Sue Goyette’s Ocean. Perhaps my favourite book of Canadian poetry, Ocean is like nothing else, a poetic
novel-cum-history of nature’s agency and our relationship with it.
#poetry #canlit #tinybookreviews
novel-cum-history of nature’s agency and our relationship with it.
#poetry #canlit #tinybookreviews
Sue Goyette - Griffin Poetry Prize
Sue Goyette has published a novel and ten books of poems, including The Brief Reincarnation of a Girl, Penelope, Monoculture, and Ocean (for which she was shortlisted for the 2014 Griffin Poetry Prize...
griffinpoetryprize.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Yesterday I posted a piece that posited a sameness in Canadian poetry. Cointerpoint: Sue Goyette’s Ocean. Perhaps my favourite book of Canadian poetry, Ocean is like nothing else, a poetic
novel-cum-history of nature’s agency and our relationship with it.
#poetry #canlit #tinybookreviews
novel-cum-history of nature’s agency and our relationship with it.
#poetry #canlit #tinybookreviews
I recently learned that it’s “God rest ye merry, gentlemen,” rather than “God rest ye merry gentlemen,” which is a much better line.
#poetry #punctuationmatters
#poetry #punctuationmatters
December 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I recently learned that it’s “God rest ye merry, gentlemen,” rather than “God rest ye merry gentlemen,” which is a much better line.
#poetry #punctuationmatters
#poetry #punctuationmatters
How to read a poem — Harvard Gazette
Ideally over a lifetime, says New Yorker’s Kevin Young.
news.harvard.edu
December 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Interesting read. I haven’t read the book discussed, but lots of good points made here about Canadian writing and poetry in particular.
Canadian Literature Needs to Stop Talking Only to Itself | The Walrus
Jide Salawu’s bracing poetry debut challenges the idea that national writing can exist in isolation
thewalrus.ca
December 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Interesting read. I haven’t read the book discussed, but lots of good points made here about Canadian writing and poetry in particular.
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Book slide. The big move has started! Moving shop from Kentville to Sackville.
December 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Book slide. The big move has started! Moving shop from Kentville to Sackville.
“Cracking Amber” is the first poem I wrote that would eventually be in Green, and it is something of a mission statement. Enjoy!
…and if you like it, check out Green at Breakwater Books or wherever you buy good books.
PS Share!
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#poetry #canlit #giftideas
…and if you like it, check out Green at Breakwater Books or wherever you buy good books.
PS Share!
breakwaterbooks.com/products/green
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
December 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“Cracking Amber” is the first poem I wrote that would eventually be in Green, and it is something of a mission statement. Enjoy!
…and if you like it, check out Green at Breakwater Books or wherever you buy good books.
PS Share!
breakwaterbooks.com/products/green
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
…and if you like it, check out Green at Breakwater Books or wherever you buy good books.
PS Share!
breakwaterbooks.com/products/green
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
I’m halfway through a (second) listen of Lincoln in the Bardo on audiobook. Calling this an audiobook feels inaccurate: it’s something more like a radio play, with an amazing cast. (Nick Offerman is particularly excellent.)
The original book is a great read as well.
#booksky #tinybookreviews
The original book is a great read as well.
#booksky #tinybookreviews
December 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I’m halfway through a (second) listen of Lincoln in the Bardo on audiobook. Calling this an audiobook feels inaccurate: it’s something more like a radio play, with an amazing cast. (Nick Offerman is particularly excellent.)
The original book is a great read as well.
#booksky #tinybookreviews
The original book is a great read as well.
#booksky #tinybookreviews
People often ask what Green is about.
Ahem.
Parenting. Science. Nature. Baseball. The Hulk. Being Irish. A cat. A monkey. A demon. Dinosaurs. Change. Mistakes. Heroes. Urine. Monsters. Grandfathers. Bedtime.
If any of that sounds interesting, check oit Green!
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
Ahem.
Parenting. Science. Nature. Baseball. The Hulk. Being Irish. A cat. A monkey. A demon. Dinosaurs. Change. Mistakes. Heroes. Urine. Monsters. Grandfathers. Bedtime.
If any of that sounds interesting, check oit Green!
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
Green
How does wonder induce change in us, as people and as readers? Paul Moorehead’s poetic voice arrives fully-formed—intriguing, inquiring, and innovating—to address this question.
Green: the colour of ...
breakwaterbooks.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
People often ask what Green is about.
Ahem.
Parenting. Science. Nature. Baseball. The Hulk. Being Irish. A cat. A monkey. A demon. Dinosaurs. Change. Mistakes. Heroes. Urine. Monsters. Grandfathers. Bedtime.
If any of that sounds interesting, check oit Green!
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
Ahem.
Parenting. Science. Nature. Baseball. The Hulk. Being Irish. A cat. A monkey. A demon. Dinosaurs. Change. Mistakes. Heroes. Urine. Monsters. Grandfathers. Bedtime.
If any of that sounds interesting, check oit Green!
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
Signing books from 11:00 to 1:00 today, at Breakwater Books.
263 Duckworth Street
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
263 Duckworth Street
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
Green
How does wonder induce change in us, as people and as readers? Paul Moorehead’s poetic voice arrives fully-formed—intriguing, inquiring, and innovating—to address this question.
Green: the colour of ...
breakwaterbooks.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Signing books from 11:00 to 1:00 today, at Breakwater Books.
263 Duckworth Street
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
263 Duckworth Street
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
Very cool. I hope this wave of enthusiasm avoid the collectables mania of the 90s.
#nomorefoilvariantcovers iykyk
#nomorefoilvariantcovers iykyk
Kids are into comics again - is their timing spot on?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why are kids getting into comics and is their timing spot on?
What is driving a surge in enthusiasm for comics among children and how may it benefit their future?
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Very cool. I hope this wave of enthusiasm avoid the collectables mania of the 90s.
#nomorefoilvariantcovers iykyk
#nomorefoilvariantcovers iykyk
Some are turned off of poetry because they’re worried they won’t “get it”. Green is an accessible collection, perfect for the poetry-curious person on your list.
#poetry #CanLit #giftideas
#poetry #CanLit #giftideas
Green
How does wonder induce change in us, as people and as readers? Paul Moorehead’s poetic voice arrives fully-formed—intriguing, inquiring, and innovating—to address this question.
Green: the colour of ...
breakwaterbooks.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Some are turned off of poetry because they’re worried they won’t “get it”. Green is an accessible collection, perfect for the poetry-curious person on your list.
#poetry #CanLit #giftideas
#poetry #CanLit #giftideas
When you’re buying books — for example Green — as gifts, think about giving your business to an independent bookseller.
#poetry #canlit #giftideas #indiebookstores
#poetry #canlit #giftideas #indiebookstores
Green
Check out Green - <p><em>How does wonder induce change in us, as people and as readers? Paul Moorehead's poetic voice arrives fully-formed--intriguing, inquiring, and innovating--to address this quest...
bookshop.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
When you’re buying books — for example Green — as gifts, think about giving your business to an independent bookseller.
#poetry #canlit #giftideas #indiebookstores
#poetry #canlit #giftideas #indiebookstores
I suggest poetry as a gift. Not necessarily my book Green (although here’s a link you can use) but any book of poems written with care in the attempt to say things that are true and real. What else could someone want?
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
Green
How does wonder induce change in us, as people and as readers? Paul Moorehead’s poetic voice arrives fully-formed—intriguing, inquiring, and innovating—to address this question.
Green: the colour of ...
breakwaterbooks.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I suggest poetry as a gift. Not necessarily my book Green (although here’s a link you can use) but any book of poems written with care in the attempt to say things that are true and real. What else could someone want?
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
Green is a holiday colour. For some holidays. Otherwise it’s just a nice colour and goes nicely with purple.
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
Green
How does wonder induce change in us, as people and as readers? Paul Moorehead’s poetic voice arrives fully-formed—intriguing, inquiring, and innovating—to address this question.
Green: the colour of ...
breakwaterbooks.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Green is a holiday colour. For some holidays. Otherwise it’s just a nice colour and goes nicely with purple.
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
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Teaser trailer this week. #Supergirl
December 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Teaser trailer this week. #Supergirl
Reposted by Paul Moorehead
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
The great thing about a poetry book is that it fits nicely in a stocking.
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
Green
How does wonder induce change in us, as people and as readers? Paul Moorehead’s poetic voice arrives fully-formed—intriguing, inquiring, and innovating—to address this question.
Green: the colour of ...
breakwaterbooks.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The great thing about a poetry book is that it fits nicely in a stocking.
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
#poetry #canlit #giftideas
Lovely Wallace Stevens.
Subscribe to Poem-A-Day at poets.org.
(And if you know anyone at the American Academy of Poets, ask them where there Bluesky feed is…!)
Subscribe to Poem-A-Day at poets.org.
(And if you know anyone at the American Academy of Poets, ask them where there Bluesky feed is…!)
The Plot Against the Giant
When this yokel comes maundering, / Whetting his hacker,
poets.org
December 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Lovely Wallace Stevens.
Subscribe to Poem-A-Day at poets.org.
(And if you know anyone at the American Academy of Poets, ask them where there Bluesky feed is…!)
Subscribe to Poem-A-Day at poets.org.
(And if you know anyone at the American Academy of Poets, ask them where there Bluesky feed is…!)
Free admission to national parks on Drumpf’s birthday, but not on MLK day or Juneteenth.
Banana republic bullshit at its finest.
Banana republic bullshit at its finest.
Interior Department overhauls free admission days for national parks to include Trump’s birthday and remove Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth | CNN Politics
Visitors will now have to pay a fee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth.
www.cnn.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Free admission to national parks on Drumpf’s birthday, but not on MLK day or Juneteenth.
Banana republic bullshit at its finest.
Banana republic bullshit at its finest.