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Wendy McGrath (she/her)
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Métis writer/artist in amiskwaciy-wâskahikan (Edmonton). Winner of the 1st Prairie Grindstone Prize. My book The Beauty of Vultures (poetry) w photography by Danny Miles out now. Board member NeWest Press. #prairiegothic #writerwholovesbirds
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Edmonton and Saskatoon--Eamon McGrath is headed your way!

December 18-Edmonton-Bent Stick Brewing
December 19-Somewhere Else Pub

See you there!

#yegmusic #yxemusic #edmontonmusic #saskatoonmusic @beefyrecords.bsky.social @sperounes.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Grateful to Edmonton readers and our local indie bookstores! Thrilled THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES is number 2 on the city's poetry bestseller list!
Thanks to @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social @magpiebooks.bsky.social #paperbirchbooks @abbookpub.bsky.social @newestpress.bsky.social #dannymiles
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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"Sometimes the books that affect us most profoundly are the most difficult to write about; this has been the case for me, with Wendy McGrath’s poems in The Beauty of Vultures..." Great "Buried in Print" blog review!

www.buriedinprint.com/the-beauty-of-vultures-by-wendy-mcgrath-and-danny-miles-2025/
November 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Thrilled that THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES is Number 5 on the
Read Alberta Top Ten Most Borrowed ebooks for August 2025! Support your local library! Read Alberta!

@newestpress.bsky.social @abbookpub.bsky.social @canadianpoets.bsky.social #dannymiles #albertapubliclibaries #edmontonpubliclibrary
October 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Toronto! Join me & Danny Miles at West End Phoenix
Thurs. Sept. 11 at 7 pm! I'll read from THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES. BONUS: Danny's photographs (inspired the poems & included in the book) will be on display.

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August 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Truly grateful! THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES is back on the @abbookpub.bsky.social Edmonton bestseller list! Thanks to everyone who bought a copy, our local booksellers & @newestpress.bsky.social

#dannymiles #ekphrasticpoetry #birdphotography #birding #poetry #buylocal #readlocal #iloveindiebookshops
August 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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See you in Toronto at @westendphoenix.bsky.social September 11 @ 7 pm!
I'll read from THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES with Danny Miles on hand to talk about the photos which inspired the poems in this collection.
August 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES is in fine company this week! Thanks to readers who have kept THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES on the @abbookpub.bsky.social bestseller list, to local indie bookstores, to #DannyMiles for his beautiful photographs, & to @newestpress.bsky.social

#readlocal #buylocal #poetry
August 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Back at number one! THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES continues to fly. Thank you. I am truly grateful! Purchase from your local indie bookstore or directly from the NeWest Press online bookstore.

@newestpress.bsky.social #dannymiles #readlocal #buylocal #ekphrasis #poetry #birdphotography #birding
July 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Mi amiga @lucianaerregue.bsky.social introduced me to Alfonsina Storni--an iconic poet who's inspired so much! Luciana herself has taken inspiration from Alfonsina and is working on a memoir…
#alfonsinastorni #womenintranslation #memoir #worksinprogress #worksintranslation
July 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Grateful to readers who've purchased THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES! Thanks for the support! Thanks to @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social @grantstovel.bsky.social #DannyMiles & @newestpress.bsky.social w special thanks to John McGrath for the video Brendan McGrath for the soundtrack, & Eamon McGrath for support!
July 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Delighted THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES is back on the @abbookpub.bsky.social Edmonton Bestseller list! Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy of this collection!
#dannymiles @newestpress.bsky.social #readlocal #buylocal #poetry #ekphrasis #birdphotography #drummerswholovebirds #writerswholovebirds
July 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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TONIGHT--the in-person launch of THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES! Join Danny Miles and I and host Grant Stovel at Audreys Books at 7 p.m.

@dannyptmiles @stovelgrant @ckuaradio @audreysbooks @newest.press #drummerswholovebirds #writerswholovebirds #readlocal #buylocal #poetry
July 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Missed Grant Stovel's interview with Danny Miles and I about THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES on CKUA? Listen here: soundcloud.com/ckuaradio/we...

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#poetry #readlocal #readcanadian #birding #drummerswholovebirds #writerswholovebirds
July 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Join Danny Miles and I for the in-person Edmonton launch of THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social on July 22 at 7 pm!

#drummerswholovebirds #writerswholovebirds #birding #birdphotography #yegpoetry #readlocal #buylocal #readcanadian #buycanadian @newestpress.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Grateful for the reception THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES has had since its release! This beautiful collaboration between myself & Danny Miles has been an astonishing journey! Pick up a copy from your local indie bookstore or @newestpress.bsky.social

#readlocal #readcanadian #buylocal #ekphrasticpoetry
June 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Thanks to readers and indie bookstores for keeping
THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES on the BPAA's Edmonton bestseller list! Delighted!

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#writerswholovebirds #birding #writinglife #artistlife #ekphrasticpoetry #poetry #birdphotography #readcanadian #buycanadian #readlocal #buylocal
May 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES is # 1 on the @abbookpub.bsky.social Edmonton Bestseller list! So proud of this book! Purchase a copy at your local indie bookstore or from @newestpress.bsky.social
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#readcanadian #readlocal #drummerswholovebirds #writerswholovebirds #birding #poetry
May 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Thrilled to read from THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES at the Single Onion at Shelf Life Books--April 17 at 7 p.m.
Delighted to be in such fine company!

#readlocal #readcanadian #yycwrites #yegwrites #supportindiebookstores #ekphrasticpoetry #birding
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April 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Thanks to everyone who purchased a copy of THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES and for our local indie bookstores. It's been an adventure to collaborate with the one and only @dannyptmiles and work with @newest.press!

#readcanadian #readlocal #yegpoetry #drummerswholovebirds #writerswholovebirds #birding
April 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Thanks to the Alexandra Writers' Centre for 'The Beauty of Vultures' shout out in their Member Connections March newsletter!

#alexandrawriters @newest.press #supportcanadianwriters #supportlocal #buylocal #buycanadian #writerswholovebirds #birding #prairiegothic @prairiegrindstoneprize
March 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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My poetry collection THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES-a collaboration with musician & photographer Danny Miles-is available to order. I'm so proud of this book & proud to be published by NeWest Press!

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March 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM