Wendy McGrath (she/her)

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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

New Review, The Beauty of Vultures, poems by Wendy McGrath with photos by Danny Miles: "Both invitation and celebration: The Beauty of Vultures embodies the transformational power of creativity and attention." — Buried in Print

✨ Check out this brand new review✨ of THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES poems by @wendymcgrath.bsky.social , photos by Danny Miles

Do you have your copy yet? Order from our online store or find at a bookstore near you!

#NeWestPress #BookReview #TheBeautyofVultures

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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

"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/

Oh also! (I did not know this was announced, haha.) :D

See you online next year for WisCon!

Thank you for including THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES in your TBR pile!

Writers/Podcasters: DM if you’re interested in me talking about our fancy new record in our 45th year as a band!!

The World So Wide by Zilla Jones, All Wrong Horses on Fire that Go Away in the Rain by Sarain Frank Soonias, The Beauty of Vultures by Wendy McGrath and Danny Miles, and This Sweet Rupture by Omar Ramadan.

Spring book haul 😍📚

How do any of us know this?

Slow Reading #Poetry Project 2025-09-23 paulpearson.ca/the-blog/

Today’s striking line comes to us from Fred Wah

#poem #poetrysky 💙📚

Oh Fred, I love your sense of humour!

Slow Reading #Poetry Project 2025-09-24 paulpearson.ca/the-blog/

Today’s striking lines come to us from Fred Wah

#poem #poetrysky 💙📚

The Human Condition, briefly.

Slow Reading #Poetry Project 2025-09-25 paulpearson.ca/the-blog/

Today’s striking lines come to us from Fred Wah.

#poem #poetrysky 💙📚

Through art.

Slow Reading #Poetry Project 2025-09-26 paulpearson.ca/the-blog/

Today’s striking lines come to us from Fred Wah.

#poem #poetrysky 💙📚

Have I mentioned how much I love a good title? A really good one like this will rattle around my brain for days. Say it out loud a few times. Be with it.

Slow Reading #Poetry Project 2025-10-07 paulpearson.ca/the-blog/

Today’s striking title comes to us from Samantha Jones.

#poem #poetrysky 💙📚

Slow Reading Poetry Project 2025, Week Thirty-Four, “Poetry” Magazine November, 2023 This got me thinking about who sang to me and sent me down a rabbit hole of re-reading Patrick Lane's and Pat Lowther's poetry, doing almost a complete re-read of Sheila Watson's "The Double Hook" one evening, and even committing to tracking down a replacement copy of Ted Hughes's "Crow" and Kenneth Koch's "The Art of Love" to replace volumes I lent out that were never returned. That's what is driving my creativity this week. Who sang to you?

Slow Reading Poetry Project 2025, Week Thirty-Four, “Poetry” Magazine November, 2023

This got me thinking about who sang to me and sent me down a rabbit hole of re-reading Patrick Lane's and Pat Lowther's poetry, doing almost a complete re-read of Sheila Watson's "The Double Hook" one evening, and…

Thousands rallied in Edmonton for public education — calling out overcrowded classes, underfunding & privatization.

CBC was there covering what others ignore.
Public schools & public broadcasting serve us all.

🔗 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
#SaveTheCBC #abpoli #PublicEducation

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

White text on a dark blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Conversations, Gleeful Mischief and the Metis Aesthetic: A Conversation with Li Isprii Creative Director Jeremy Allard”

White text on a dark blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “Jeremy Allard is the head editorial decision maker, majority owner, and Creative Director of Li Isprii. He is a beadwork artist, works as a bar manager in Banff, Alberta, and designs cocktails for menus and competitions.” Above the text is a photo of Jeremy Allard looking over a colourful art gallery atrium exhibit in Saskatoon. He is wearing a dark jean jacket; the back panel is decorated with traditional Metis flower beadwork.

A quote in white text on a dark blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “There's been a lot of really exciting stuff happening in the Metis arts scene. The thing we're lacking is not great art or great artists, it's the space to have a conversation about it that is informed by our own specific culture and geography - Jeremy Allard”

White text on a dark blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “Read the full interview at liisprii.ca”

In the grand tradition of introductions, we inaugurate Li Isprii with an interview with the interviewer, Li Isprii Creative Director Jeremy Allard. A deep and wide ranging conversation touching on editorial intent, beadwork, fashion, photojournalism, and mixology.

www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

Beyond Touch Sites McGrath complicates that narrative with poems, stories, essays and other short pieces by Canadian writers from a variety of backgrounds

Feed: "Alberta Views"
By: Alex Rettie on Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Congratulations!

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.

@newestpress.bsky.social
@westendphoenix.bsky.social

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.

@newestpress.bsky.social
@westendphoenix.bsky.social

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

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.

Congratulations!!

Celebrate Book Lovers Day! August 6-20. Romance Audiobook Sale. Stock up on audiobooks and support Audreys Books!

Fancy a spicy audiobook to heat up your workout or get the car windows steamed while you drive? Check out the awesome audiobook SALE NOW ON at Libro.fm. We love the selection and their support of indie bookstores (sign up with Audreys as your store & we get a percentage of purchases).

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

Introducing Barbour Books. Logo of a blue rocket ship blasting towards green stars.

NeWest Press is excited to announce the launch of Barbour Books, our new speculative fiction imprint. Edited by award-winning author and scholar Jenna Butler. Authors looking to submit manuscripts to the imprint can do so now at our manuscript site.

#NeWestPress #BarbourBooks #CanadianSciFi #CanLit