Brian Baker
@runstopwrite.bsky.social
Canadian poet from London, ON
Has words in The Antigonish Review, Dandelion, Windsor Review, Stanchion, Roi Fainéant Press, Vast Chasm, High Shelf Press, Cathexis Northwest Press, Sledgehammer Lit, Antler River Poetry, and others.
Atheist, Settler
BOTN nom
Has words in The Antigonish Review, Dandelion, Windsor Review, Stanchion, Roi Fainéant Press, Vast Chasm, High Shelf Press, Cathexis Northwest Press, Sledgehammer Lit, Antler River Poetry, and others.
Atheist, Settler
BOTN nom
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As parents, we're supposed to remember the first time we did stuff with our kids, but the last time is equally as significant, if not more.
This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...
This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...
December 15, 2024 at 11:24 AM
As parents, we're supposed to remember the first time we did stuff with our kids, but the last time is equally as significant, if not more.
This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...
This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...
SO powerful! And there's a reason for the c/w...
In case you missed it this morning...
NEW POEM #265: "Thoughts, in the Bath, on Trees & Bears" by Francesca Leader (@mooninabucket.bsky.social)
(CW: Suggestions of self-harm/family violence)
"like a bear-scarred aspen
in your childhood woods,
thinking how you’ve
become
both trunk
& claw"
stonecirclereview.com/thoughts-in-...
#Poem
(CW: Suggestions of self-harm/family violence)
"like a bear-scarred aspen
in your childhood woods,
thinking how you’ve
become
both trunk
& claw"
stonecirclereview.com/thoughts-in-...
#Poem
September 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
SO powerful! And there's a reason for the c/w...
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My goodness, @writesloud.bsky.social's First Kicking, Then Not has a book trailer!!
First watch, then buy your copy of THE hot flash book of the summer.
youtu.be/WKpIuQ9nCcM?...
First watch, then buy your copy of THE hot flash book of the summer.
youtu.be/WKpIuQ9nCcM?...
First Kicking, Then Not (August 2025)
YouTube video by Hannah Grieco
youtu.be
August 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
My goodness, @writesloud.bsky.social's First Kicking, Then Not has a book trailer!!
First watch, then buy your copy of THE hot flash book of the summer.
youtu.be/WKpIuQ9nCcM?...
First watch, then buy your copy of THE hot flash book of the summer.
youtu.be/WKpIuQ9nCcM?...
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This is a poem of loss, taken from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023)...
February 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This is a poem of loss, taken from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023)...
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Still offering up a bundle that stradles two eras of Stanchion Magazine, in print & PDFs for $20. That's 184 pages of poetry, prose & photography from talented people who were each paid for their work and weren't made to pay a fee. What a novel idea!
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
August 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Still offering up a bundle that stradles two eras of Stanchion Magazine, in print & PDFs for $20. That's 184 pages of poetry, prose & photography from talented people who were each paid for their work and weren't made to pay a fee. What a novel idea!
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
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Life-saving idea! Pass it on!
August 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Life-saving idea! Pass it on!
Time to myself today. For the past 7 months, I've spent Tuesdays visiting a friend in the palliative care unit. Today, I no longer have (get) to do that. Lots of adventure in this man's life, a life filled with so much more joy than pain, as it should have been.
July 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Time to myself today. For the past 7 months, I've spent Tuesdays visiting a friend in the palliative care unit. Today, I no longer have (get) to do that. Lots of adventure in this man's life, a life filled with so much more joy than pain, as it should have been.
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I love this song 🥰
July 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I love this song 🥰
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Wonderful news! @fieldmouse.press will publish my graphic memoir HOUSEHOLD GODS, the follow up to FRENCH GIRL, ranked by the Washington Posts as one of the top graphic novels of the year! Excited!
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Wonderful news! @fieldmouse.press will publish my graphic memoir HOUSEHOLD GODS, the follow up to FRENCH GIRL, ranked by the Washington Posts as one of the top graphic novels of the year! Excited!
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Still can't believe this happened. I got to talk to the Washington Post about my soul cat, the lessons she taught me, and the book I made to honor her. 🧡
A story about me and my book is in the Washington Post today! Holy crap.
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
How to meet street cats around the world
Author Jeff Bogle gives tips from his new book about how to find — and cuddle with — street cats around the world.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Still can't believe this happened. I got to talk to the Washington Post about my soul cat, the lessons she taught me, and the book I made to honor her. 🧡
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They have approximately 4400 sacred and historically significant items. They MUST be returned to the rightful owners.
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/sac...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/sac...
Sacred returns: the repatriation of Indigenous heritage
The uncertain future of thousands of artifacts as the Hudson’s Bay Company winds down
canadiangeographic.ca
June 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
They have approximately 4400 sacred and historically significant items. They MUST be returned to the rightful owners.
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/sac...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/sac...
April was Poetry Month and here in London ON, Antler River Poetry (ARP) ran their annual Open Theme contest. Thrilled to announce that I came in 2nd! Many thanks to the judge, Ayaz Pirani! Here's a link to the contest page on the ARP website. Scroll on down!
antlerriverpoetry.ca/poetry-conte...
antlerriverpoetry.ca/poetry-conte...
Poetry Contest – Antler River Poetry FKA Poetry London
antlerriverpoetry.ca
May 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
April was Poetry Month and here in London ON, Antler River Poetry (ARP) ran their annual Open Theme contest. Thrilled to announce that I came in 2nd! Many thanks to the judge, Ayaz Pirani! Here's a link to the contest page on the ARP website. Scroll on down!
antlerriverpoetry.ca/poetry-conte...
antlerriverpoetry.ca/poetry-conte...