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Qurat Dar
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"Non-Prophet" available now: https://gooselane.com/products/non-prophet

Qurat is pronounced "Qur-rut" with a soft "t."
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Qurat Dar @quratdar.bsky.social · Jun 7
Pre-orders are open for my first poetry collection, Non-Prophet, forthcoming with @gooselane.bsky.social this September!

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Non-Prophet
AboutRaw, reverent, and bursting with searing vulnerability, Non-Prophet canvases the electric tension between devotion and doubt to gods both personal and ubiquitous, and reflects on the natural and ...
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Jazzed to see Non-Prophet included in this recommended reading list by @robmclennan.bsky.social for @49thshelf.bsky.social!

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A Wealth of Reading · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press). 
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November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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augursociety.bsky.social
Looking for something to curl up with this fall? Check out our newly released Augur Issue 8.2! ✨

Also, you can find 2 FREE samples on our site! 📚💫

🔗 Link in bio!
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 28d
Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!

Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!

🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

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An illustration of a field on a sunny day and here’s a clothing line with yellow and red sheets flowing in the wind, and behind them are two people, one with purple wings touching hands. with a blue overlay. At the top of the image reads: “Read it Now” in a yellow banner and underneath reads: “Augur Issue 8.2.” Bellow is the link to the website: http://www.augursociety.org. In the middle of the image is a book with the cover art of Issue 8.1. There are 6 arrows around the book pointing to blurbs from some of the pieces that read: elemental aftermath of an affair, toxic love festers through shed skin & wet sheets, young love, rusted metal, & shattered sunlight, monstrous hymn of awe & destruction, old age drama between two languages, and devastation dripped in honey and rain .
November 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
quratdar.bsky.social
Excited for the Wild Writers Festival next week in Waterloo and to be leading a workshop on writing and performing spoken word! ✨

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(Yes it's 3 hours but there will be breaks and poetry games)

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Spoken Word 101 -
In this masterclass workshop, participants will explore how to bring their poetry to life by moving beyond the poetry reading to the poetry performance.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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SO lucky to have been an asst. editor for this dreamy and limina issue for @quratdar.bsky.social 's poem about everyone's favourite destroyer Godzilla 🦖🔥💞 go check it out along with many other amazing pieces ✨
October 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Issue 8.2 features...

✒️ “The Thunder Boy” by Cathy Smith
✒️ “What’s Mine” by Lulu Kadhim
✒️ “Of Seagrass Fins and Slippery Fingers” by @ajvanbelle.bsky.social
✒️ “For Godzilla” by @quratdar.bsky.social

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Augur Issue 8.2 Augur Magazine Issue 8.2 - Augur Literary Society
Augur Magazine Issue 8.2 asks you to exist in the in-between, in the cycles where yes, all things grow and die–but all things also live, vibrantly, exquisitely, and unapologetically–in revolutions whe...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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We've got TWO samples available right now!

✒️ “Four Elements of the Affair” by Britt Gillman, a betrayal told through the natural world
✒️ “Mother Tongue” by @poojajoshi.bsky.social, about two tongues across generations

READ NOW 👉 augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

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An illustration of a field on a sunny day and here’s a clothing line with yellow and red sheets flowing in the wind, and behind them are two people, one with purple wings touching hands. with a blue overlay. In between the sparkles reads: "contents." There is a black rectangle and inside lists the table of contents: "Four Elements of the Affair by Britt Gillman. Unrepeat: an incantation by Preeti Kaur Dhaliwal. What’s Mine by Lulu Kadhim. Mother Tree’s Idols by Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga. Of Seagrass Fins and Slippery Fingers by A.J. Van Belle. For Godzilla by Qurat Dar. The Thunder Boy by Cathy Smith. Mother Tongue by Pooja Joshi. Detritivore by Binoy Zuzarte. Of Blood and Pomegranates by Saad Omar Khan. Red Cliff by Eva Haas. The Event Horizon of Honey by Braydon Beaulieu. At the bottom of the image is the augur logo and a link to the website: www.augursociety.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
quratdar.bsky.social
Stoked to have a poem in the latest issue of Augur!! 🦖
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 28d
Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!

Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!

🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

🧵
An illustration of a field on a sunny day and here’s a clothing line with yellow and red sheets flowing in the wind, and behind them are two people, one with purple wings touching hands. with a blue overlay. At the top of the image reads: “Read it Now” in a yellow banner and underneath reads: “Augur Issue 8.2.” Bellow is the link to the website: http://www.augursociety.org. In the middle of the image is a book with the cover art of Issue 8.1. There are 6 arrows around the book pointing to blurbs from some of the pieces that read: elemental aftermath of an affair, toxic love festers through shed skin & wet sheets, young love, rusted metal, & shattered sunlight, monstrous hymn of awe & destruction, old age drama between two languages, and devastation dripped in honey and rain .
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Qurat Dar, Non-Prophet / @quratdar.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/09/qura...
Qurat Dar, Non-Prophet
BE NOT AFRAID Take the blessing in thee mouth & go. The scripture on tattered wings. Every word peeling from the skin.  Where is my leve...
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September 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
quratdar.bsky.social
I'll be tabling at the Mississauga Literary Festival on September 13! Hazel McCallion Central Library, 10am-4pm 📖
September 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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🚨 Less than one week left to enter to win a copy of Non-Prophet! 🚨

This unforgettable debut poetry collection is one you won't want to miss. Enter by September 9!
Details and entry at gooselane.com/NonProphetGiveaway

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September 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Join us for the launch of Non-Prophet by Qurat Dar and The Reign by Shane Neilson, with friend Shannon Arntfield (Python Love). The poets will be in discussion with poet and editor Jim Johnstone. This event is free & open to the public, and a signing will follow their discussion.
August 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
quratdar.bsky.social
GIVEAWAY: You can win one of 5 free copies of my poetry book Non-Prophet, out in September with @gooselane.bsky.social:

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Book giveaway for Non-Prophet by Qurat Dar Aug 15-Sep 09, 2025
Enter to win one of 5 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Aug 15-Sep 09, 2025. We're giving away 5 copies of Non-Prophet by Qurat Dar, winner of t...
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August 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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gooselane.bsky.social
Fall is just around the corner and we've got some phenomenal new books on the way! Take a sneak peek at what's coming from Goose Lane 🪿📚
July 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
quratdar.bsky.social
Stoked to be featuring at Sauga Poetry's upcoming open mic on the 29th! 📖

Tickets are PWYC, details here:
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Poetry Open Mic ft. Qurat Dar
Join us for a poetry open mic with featured artist Qurat Dar. Come perform or just watch. All experiences levels are welcome!
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June 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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gooselane.bsky.social
Non-Prophet is a stunner 😍
June 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
quratdar.bsky.social
Pre-orders are open for my first poetry collection, Non-Prophet, forthcoming with @gooselane.bsky.social this September!

gooselane.com/products/non...
Non-Prophet
AboutRaw, reverent, and bursting with searing vulnerability, Non-Prophet canvases the electric tension between devotion and doubt to gods both personal and ubiquitous, and reflects on the natural and ...
gooselane.com
June 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Choosing to monetise your hobbies is one thing and being forced to commodify yourself and every part of your life is another. Personally I don’t want to be a brand, I want to be a human and an artist.
May 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
quratdar.bsky.social
I'm running a free poetry workshop this coming Monday with @mississaugalib.bsky.social, hope to see you there! 📖

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Poetry Month Kickoff: Welcome to Spring
Celebrate the start of Poetry Month with former City of Mississauga Youth Poet Laureate Qurat Dar!
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March 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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We are accepting full-length manuscript submissions from Canadian citizens and residents until March 31 ✨

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March 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Canadian authors, the PLR portal is open! Make sure you register your new books to take part in this great program:
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The Public Lending Right (PLR) Program
It pays to have your books in Canada’s libraries! Learn more about the Public Lending Right Program
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February 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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So many excellent #litmags! Additions welcome.
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January 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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The first Canadian Poets Starter Pack is almost full, so I've made another! Please share! 🪻
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January 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM