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Otoniya J Okot Bitek : Where does a poem come from? How does a poem begin? How does a poem begin?         On a soft day like today, a poem might come from the weather forecast that claims fifteen degrees...

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It’s real!

Last week I was on a panel and we were asked about being a juror and what we think about etc etc. I should have had your article and shared it and sat quietly and smiled a funny smile

That’s such a good series of tests.

Some Notes on Judging Poetry – Rob Taylor by Rob Taylor In May 2024, I was invited to judge the Fred Cogswell award for the best Canadian poetry book of 2023. I said yes immediately, having long been a fan of the prize’s structure (and, of…

As I read the 100+ poetry books submitted for the Fred Cogswell Award, I took notes on both the books and the tricky act of judging poetry.

I've compiled some of them into an essay for @the-wood-lot.bsky.social. I hope you enjoy it!

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That’s kind of funny

That was a hell of a lecture! I can’t wait.

For real

How is that even a unicorn? how?

Boo, tooths! and I should have known I was voting with a strong contingent of under 10s. those people will win every time.

tooths. bah!

tooth, for sure.

That’s terrible and I love it.

I really enjoyed the documentary and learned lot about the Uganda film history and contemporary scene. Thank you so much.

The most win I’ve had so far!

Well.

On this blue thing anyway.

Ha!
Already worth signing on to this blue thing.

ouch

my god shelf (Toni Morrison) allows for all her work to appear on the same shelf and not genre dependant. fits the 10 second rule of access for anything she's written (that I have). everyone else can wait.

What, no gods shelf? Do you not separate your most favourite writers work on their own shelf?

An enduring memory of parenting a little one: a library book was gleefully dropped into the mop bucket. It cost a gazillion bucks in fines PLUS the child cried because the book got wet and the library refused to accept a physical replacement. Ugh and ugh forever.

It better be. It’s the ONLY reason I signed up to this thing

wooooop!

I joined this thing because I needed to see the end of this book thread. I realized I'd miss your frozen plums nonsense, too. Here we go.