Barophobiar
The superhero could not find a cure for his lice.
Invisibility streamed dreams into his scalp.
Flying burned his hair into skin.
At night, the superhero slept inside the walls.
He was never alone, and that was the way he liked it.
When it rained, the dawn chorus woke the villains, and the superhero stood on the brink of a volcano to find out what was true.
One of mine in @periodicities.bsky.social
#smallpoemsunday
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
01.03.2026 16:07 —
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by the way, this year's VERSeFest is running two poetry workshops: one by Toronto poet/editor Paul Vermeersch, and another by Calgary poet/performer Sheri-D Wilson; see here for further information: verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
12.02.2026 15:49 —
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"This collection is not about coping; it offers no catharsis. It is immensely sad and violent, as the tearing away of life can only be. It leaves us with many lives that do continue, neither lessened by loss nor able to fill its void – many lives that continue together."
13.02.2026 17:34 —
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You cannot laugh while listening to the recording
07.02.2026 17:40 —
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Catherine Owen : Sandy Shreve (1950 – 2026)
First, some randomly assembled facts of her life as a Canadian maker. Sandy Shreve wrote, edited and/or co-edited eight books and f...
Here's @cowenwriter.bsky.social's tribute to Sandy, which includes a couple of Sandy's poems. Thank you, Catherine, for writing it, and @robmclennan.bsky.social for posting it at @periodicities.bsky.social:
11.02.2026 20:50 —
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I'll be at Ottawa VerseFest March 27 and 28. On Friday, March 27, I'll be reading with Hajer Mirwali and Jérôme Melançon at the Happy Goat on Laurel, and on Saturday March 28, I'll be conducting a poetry workshop at the Elmvale branch of the Ottawa library. Details: verseottawa.ca/en/performer...
10.02.2026 22:45 —
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