rob mclennan

catch Canadian poet Karen Solie reading this month in Ottawa at VERSeFest! on March 29th as part of festival, and the following day, a free event at Carleton University: further information and tickets at: verseottawa.ca/en/versefest

catch Misha Solomon @mishasolomon.bsky.social launching his full-length poetry debut this month at VERSeFest!

Thanks to @robmclennan.bsky.social and @periodicities.bsky.social for featuring my two poems, "College Boyfriends" and "Driving Home the Morning After We Both Said Things"... I hope you enjoy these!

the green notebook,
, further February 2025 notes, including Guy Vanderhaeghe, Stephen Leacock (and Wayne Johnson + Elizabeth Hay) + those wacky United Empire Loyalists, / @thistledownpress.bsky.social ;
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new from above/ground press: Now When, A Poem, by Travis Sharp Now When, A Poem Travis Sharp $6 when the reminder when the junk mail piles when the door’s a knockin when it’s Monday when the flowers brea...

new from above/ground press: Now When, A Poem, by Travis Sharp / @travissharp.bsky.social ;
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Against "the civilization of cliché" : Leslie Kaplan, interviewed by David Buuck conducted over email, Sep-Oct 2025       Leslie Kaplan is a French poet, playwright, and novelist. From the beginning of her career, Kapla...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Against "the civilization of cliché" : Leslie Kaplan, interviewed by David Buuck / @akpress.org @pamenarpress.bsky.social ;
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newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Elizabeth Johnston Ambrose : Two poems / @poetlady74.bsky.social ;
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Laura Kerr : Experimental Poetry Criticism : An interview with Legio Introduction: artist and poet, Legio  Legio writes the hand into system.  not origin but transfer  the mark occurs between the mark a...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Laura Kerr @sedserio.com : Experimental Poetry Criticism : An interview with Legio
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Bernie Kruchak : Rooster Town Poetry Shed — Displaying Poetry, Reconciling History My name is Bernie Kruchak. I ’ m a Winnipeg poet and writer. Let me introduce you to Rooster Town Poetry Shed, my personal reconci...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Bernie Kruchak : Rooster Town Poetry Shed — Displaying Poetry, Reconciling History / @mbwritersguild.bsky.social ;
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Thanks for this fun interview, @robmclennan.bsky.social. Honoured to be part of this great series.

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Misha Solomon Misha Solomon is a homosexual poet in and of Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. His work has twice appeared in Best Canadian Poetry and in journals acro...

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Misha Solomon / @mishasolomon.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
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A short piece about Manchester and poetry for @robmclennan.bsky.social and periodicities.
The pictures, courtesy of David Gaffney, are from the above/ground press readings last week with me, @ggaffa.bsky.social and @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social at Saul Hay Gallery.

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although it really looks like this,

The Collected Poems of William Hawkins · Invisible Publishing by William Hawkins 354 pages / 8.5" x 5.5" Published 15 May 2015 POETRY

good old railroad bill,
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hell. sorry to hear.

about to start an evening of chapbook-making (above/ground press) and trying out this wine with the label that looks like the late Ottawa poet William Hawkins (1940-2016), whom I miss,

Six Questions interview #235 : Alice G. Waldert Alice G. Waldert is an emerging poet and short story writer. Her poetry has most recently appeared in Poetry Pause , Nixes Mate , and The M...

Six Questions interview (via @chaudierebooks.bsky.social) #235 : Alice G. Waldert
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Lit Balm: An Interactive Livestream Reading Series: A tribute to Larry Sawyer, March 7, 2026 Lit Balm : An Interactive Livestream Reading Series presents: A Tribute to Larry Sawyer Saturday, March 7, 5pm EST on Zoom: https://us04web....

Lit Balm: An Interactive Livestream Reading Series: A tribute to Larry Sawyer, March 7, 2026 / @linarvitvideopoet.bsky.social @guernicaeditions.bsky.social ;
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Margo LaPierre : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Paul Vermeersch A Valley Uncanny in NMCLT : An interview with poet Paul Vermeersch   Paul Vermeersch  [photo credit: Bianca Spence] is a poet, multime...

newly posted: Margo LaPierre @margolapierre.bsky.social : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Paul Vermeersch / @paulvermeersch.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
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Process Note #68 : Maria Nazos : “How the rule I broke was the one I needed.” The 'process note’ pieces were originally solicited by Maw Shein Win as addendum to her teaching particular poems and poetry collections for...

newly posted: Process Note #68 : Maria Nazos : “How the rule I broke was the one I needed.” / @marianazos.bsky.social @omnidawn.bsky.social @mawsheinwin.bsky.social ;
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Sean Howard : Three poems sighting   merlin returns as an app, tell- ing us what birds our phones are look- ing at: s- harp- shinned hawk , there now .     ...

newly posted: Sean Howard : Three poems / @gaspereaupress.bsky.social ;
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Gwen Aube, missed connections with tall girls at digby house, before steve sold the place to hop trains in mexico   at digby house you were playing the drums while screaming.  yo...

Gwen Aube, missed connections with tall girls [catch her read later this month at VERSeFest! / @littlepuss.net @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/03/gwen...

Lit Balm: An Interactive Livestream Reading Series: A tribute to Larry Sawyer, March 7, 2026 Lit Balm : An Interactive Livestream Reading Series presents: A Tribute to Larry Sawyer Saturday, March 7, 5pm EST on Zoom: https://us04web....

Lit Balm: An Interactive Livestream Reading Series: A tribute to Larry Sawyer, March 7, 2026 / @linarvitvideopoet.bsky.social @guernicaeditions.bsky.social ;
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/03/lit-...

A good piece on the current Manchester poetry scene.

odd; there are folk that just aren't online much, or simply haven't published much (yet); ive published various folk over the years (that ive met in person, so i know they are real) that are only online through the things ive published of theirs,

Margo LaPierre : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Paul Vermeersch A Valley Uncanny in NMCLT : An interview with poet Paul Vermeersch   Paul Vermeersch  [photo credit: Bianca Spence] is a poet, multime...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Margo LaPierre @margolapierre.bsky.social : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Paul Vermeersch / @paulvermeersch.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/marg...

Geoffrey Young : Five DATES ASHBERY   It’s four a.m. on Labor Day 2017, and I am surprised to hear as I lie in bed listening to BBC radio, that John Ashbe...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Geoffrey Young : Five DATES
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Tom Jenks : notes from the field : Letter from Manchester Every now and then, a British broadsheet newspaper takes a look at what this poetry business is all about. This is, of course, to be...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Tom Jenks @tomjenksuk.bsky.social : notes from the field : Letter from Manchester
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Sean Howard : Three poems sighting   merlin returns as an app, tell- ing us what birds our phones are look- ing at: s- harp- shinned hawk , there now .     ...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Sean Howard : Three poems / @gaspereaupress.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/sean...

Gwen Aube, missed connections with tall girls at digby house, before steve sold the place to hop trains in mexico   at digby house you were playing the drums while screaming.  yo...

Gwen Aube, missed connections with tall girls [catch her read later this month at VERSeFest! / @littlepuss.net @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/03/gwen...