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TtD supplement #296 : seven questions for Jessie Jones Jessie Jones is the author of one poetry collection, The Fool , which was published in 2020 with icehouse poetry, and was shortlisted for t...

Touch the Donkey supplement #296 : seven questions for Jessie Jones / @gooselane.bsky.social ;
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Conyer Clayton : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Gwen Aube Gwen Aube is the author of Missed Connections with Tall Girls (LittlePuss Press, 2026). She is a 2026 Al Purdy A-Frame Artist-In-Residence...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Conyer Clayton @conyerclayton.bsky.social : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Gwen Aube / @littlepuss.net / reading this month as part of VERSeFest 2026! / @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
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Literary translator pals: a new competition, in honour of the late, great David Bellos. For unpublished samples. More details here: janklowandnesbit.co.uk/prize

#xl8 #literarytranslation 🌐

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Steffi Tad-y Steffi Tad-y is a disabled artist + writer from the Philippines. She is the author of From the Shoreline , Notes from the Ward , and Merien...

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Steffi Tad-y
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Alex Deng : What’s Left Behind: On Verissimo’s Circumtrauma Circumtrauma is a book that explores the Nigeria-Biafra War, specifically the leftover trauma and (un)spoken history of that war. V...

newly posted: Alex Deng : What’s Left Behind: On Verissimo’s Circumtrauma / @awapointe.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social ;
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Jay Miller : Porto, Portugal and Dad is Dying I realize now that I must have downloaded The Vinyl Café at the most opportune time because it appears to have been scraped off the ...

newly posted: Jay Miller : Porto, Portugal and Dad is Dying
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Lesle Lewis : Two poems Lake Doctors say you have only weeks yet. You go early to bed and draw meadows.   One day remembers a better one as she crawl...

newly posted: Lesle Lewis : Two poems / @pizamapress.bsky.social ;
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The Factory Reading Series @ VERSeFest: Nada Gordon + Lydia Unsworth, March 29, 2026! The Factory Reading Series as part of the sixteenth annual VERSeFest poetry festival presents:  The Factory Reading Series Lecture Series ; ...

The Factory Reading Series @ VERSeFest: Nada Gordon + Lydia Unsworth, March 29, 2026! / @subpresspoetry.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @knifeforkspoon.bsky.social @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social @nadagordon.bsky.social ;
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Graeme Bezanson, Ultra Blue Let the dead wolf speak Backing out of the night As the bull’s horns rise Let the moon shine through The last translucent gods No hard b...

Graeme Bezanson, Ultra Blue / @houseofanansi.bsky.social ;
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The Factory Reading Series @ VERSeFest: Nada Gordon + Lydia Unsworth, March 29, 2026! The Factory Reading Series as part of the sixteenth annual VERSeFest poetry festival presents:  The Factory Reading Series Lecture Series ; ...

The Factory Reading Series @ VERSeFest: Nada Gordon + Lydia Unsworth, March 29, 2026! / @subpresspoetry.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @knifeforkspoon.bsky.social @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social @nadagordon.bsky.social ;
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Graeme Bezanson, Ultra Blue Let the dead wolf speak Backing out of the night As the bull’s horns rise Let the moon shine through The last translucent gods No hard b...

Graeme Bezanson, Ultra Blue / @houseofanansi.bsky.social ;
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Amanda Earl : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Isabella Wang Isabella Wang [photo credit: Lj Weisberg] is the author of November, November   (Nightwood 2025), Pebble Swing (Nightwood, 2021),...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Isabella Wang, reading this month at VERSeFest! / @isabellawangbc.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
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Leanna Dias : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Sneha Subramanian Kanta Born in Mumbai, Sneha Subramanian Kanta is an academician, editor, and award-winning writer residing in Mississauga. She is a 2026...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Leanna Dias : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Sneha Subramanian Kanta / @snehaskanta.bsky.social ; catch her reading as part of VERSeFest 2026! / @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social ;
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Last Call for Submissions! - Common House Hi there! I'm Grace Wildman, a member of the editorial board for Common House Magazin e —uOttawa's undergraduate literary magazine. There is...

Last Call for Submissions! - Common House
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Tracy Zeman, Interglacial I wake early & in all that black     leave home moisture in the air made visible by clouds       blue coolness rogue waves burrowing for...

Tracy Zeman, Interglacial / @parlorpress.bsky.social ;
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Amanda Earl : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Isabella Wang Isabella Wang [photo credit: Lj Weisberg] is the author of November, November   (Nightwood 2025), Pebble Swing (Nightwood, 2021),...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Isabella Wang @isabellawangbc.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social / catch Isabella in TWO WEEKS at the 16th annual VERSeFest!
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Leanna Dias : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Sneha Subramanian Kanta Born in Mumbai, Sneha Subramanian Kanta is an academician, editor, and award-winning writer residing in Mississauga. She is a 2026...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Leanna Dias : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Sneha Subramanian Kanta / @snehaskanta.bsky.social ; catch her reading this month as part of VERSeFest 2026!
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VERSEFEST Special Edition! Sanita Fejzic, Refugee Mouth (Frontenac House, 2025) - The Lit Room - 2026-03-11 In the first of our special VERSEFEST editions, Sanita Fejzic joins Susan to talk about her Refugee Mouth (Frontenac House, 2025). About Sanita Fejzic: Sanita Fejzić is a playwright, poet, and litera...

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Here's the title poem from the below chapbook. Either order from @robmclennan.bsky.social or from me $10 for a signed copy, I'll cover shipping within the US. Outside the US I'll have to check on shipping costs.

Amanda Earl : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Isabella Wang Isabella Wang [photo credit: Lj Weisberg] is the author of November, November   (Nightwood 2025), Pebble Swing (Nightwood, 2021),...

newly posted: Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Isabella Wang / @isabellawangbc.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/aman...

Leanna Dias : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Sneha Subramanian Kanta Born in Mumbai, Sneha Subramanian Kanta is an academician, editor, and award-winning writer residing in Mississauga. She is a 2026...

newly posted: Leanna Dias : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Sneha Subramanian Kanta / @snehaskanta.bsky.social @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/lean...

Leanna Dias : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Sneha Subramanian Kanta Born in Mumbai, Sneha Subramanian Kanta is an academician, editor, and award-winning writer residing in Mississauga. She is a 2026...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Leanna Dias : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Sneha Subramanian Kanta / @snehaskanta.bsky.social ; catch her reading as part of VERSeFest 2026! / @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/lean...

Tracy Zeman, Interglacial I wake early & in all that black     leave home moisture in the air made visible by clouds       blue coolness rogue waves burrowing for...

Tracy Zeman, Interglacial / @parlorpress.bsky.social ;
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Short Talks : the Anne Carson Lectures,
, revisiting a classic text, to seek something old, something new;
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Tuesday poem #675 : Susan Robertson : I BEGIN THE POEM WITH A LIE Red bird in a dark wood,  a silhouette—   you, the tree—  your red  the only colour in the green.       Susan Robertson ...

Tuesday poem #675 : Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social : I BEGIN THE POEM WITH A LIE /
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Christian Wessels Christian Wessels is a poet and critic. He is the author of Who Follow the Gleam (University of Massachusetts Press, April 2026), winner o...

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Christian Wessels / @umasspress.bsky.social ;
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Thanks as ever for the boost, @robmclennan.bsky.social !

VERSeFest x la série de conférences Factory Lecture Series:
Ft Nada Gordon, Lydia Unsworth

Join host rob mclennan for a fascinating discussion between international guests Lydia Unsworth and Nada Gordon.

Admission: FREE

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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Jeannette L. Clariond Jeannette L. Clariond [photo credit: Daniel Tamez] is an award-winning Mexican writer and translator. She has published many collections of...

"Poets are born poets." Jeannette L. Clariond, author of Even Time Bleeds, was interviewed by Rob McLennan. Check it out here:

Short Talks : the Anne Carson Lectures,
, revisiting a classic text, to seek something old, something new;
robmclennan.substack.com/p/short-talk...