Ryan Fitzpatrick

Manahil Bandukwala : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Hajar Mirwali Hajer Mirwali is a Palestinian and Iraqi writer living in Toronto. Her first book, Revolutions  (Talonbooks, 2025), is a collection of poet...

Manahil Bandukwala @manahil.bsky.social : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Hajar Mirwali / @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social ;
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Just got a AI scam email where Jodi Picoult says she likes my poetry. Jodi Picoult, y'all! Can't wait until she emails again threatening to reviewbomb me if I don't send her some google play cards!

"In today's AI-addled, Musk-brained, MAGA techno-fascism, the Waltons’ traditional business conservatism-cum-neoliberal identity politics feels distant and outdated, kind of like their campus."

Really feeling the midcareer dread from multiple angles this morning 😅😭

A total blast from the past! I think one of my first publications is in this issue of dig!

Seconded, but I'll also add that Laurie's last book was excellent, so I'm sure this one will be worth checking out.

the covers of three books of poetry with matching house style covers featuring vertical black bars along the spines and line drawing illustrations on beige backgrounds the books are "calling it back to me" by laurie d. graham "interposition" by kaie kellough "horses" by jake skeets

some spring poetry coming up and I don't think anyone involved is on here so I'm telling you

kaie's books are wonders every damn time and if you don't already know jake skeets' work I recommend getting on that immediately

A poster for the launch of bill bissett's new poetry collection th book uv lost passwords 1, a Toronto Lit Up Book Launch! There is a cream background. The text across the top reads "th book uv lost passwords 1 by bill bissett, a Toronto Lit Up Book Launch." next to it reads "Feb 11, 2026, 7 PM, Supermarket Bar, 268 Augusta Avenue." The centre graphic is a picture of the Toronto waterfront with a photo of bill bissett superimposed in the bottom right. Atop this, it reads "Hosted & Moderated by Honey Novick x David Tinmouth, Featuring Clifton Joseph, chad juriansz, George Zancola, Naomi Laufer, Lothar Bahr, and bill bissett."

Toronto Lit Up presents the launch of th book uv lost passwords 1 by bill bissett! On Feb 11, head to Supermarket Bar to enjoy an evening of poetry, music, and art. ⁠Doors at 6:30 p.m., event begins at 7 p.m. Attendance is free! See you there!⁠

#Toronto #Poetry #Music #Art #LiveShow

A graphic on a cream background. On a marigold yellow banner, it reads "The Talonbooks spring 2026" and then it reads "Sneak Peek!" In green it says Drama! in burgundy, Poetry! and in marigold yellow, Fiction! Then there are stripes in marigold yellow, autumnal orange, burgundy, and green at the bottom.

Springtime in January? When you're as excited as we are about our spring 2026 lineup, you'll find an excuse to bring it up even on days as frosty as these. So here's a sneak peek of Talonbooks' spring 2026 titles! May we introduce you to:⁠

Oh my god, the Cogwork Dancers are one of the wildest bosses I've ever seen.

Canadian Poets Series : Peripety and/or Tronies A while back, American writer Olivia Cronk invited me to participate in her Peripety and/or Tronies blog, a site that includes, as she off...

Canadian Poets Series : Peripety and/or Tronies / @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social @reneesarojini.bsky.social @whatisapoem.bsky.social @farahghafoor.bsky.social @jessisays.bsky.social ;
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Google Images is functionally useless

I read a version of this in MS and it's very good!

Out May 12: Jordan Abel's Dad Era

An irreverent, laugh-out-loud pastiche of free verse, hallmark card, bad truism, picture book, advice website, and meditative reflection on fatherhood.

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Book Your Own Reading, ed. Scott Inniss Light lengthens in the evening. Light lengthens in the evening as the day is swallowed by the horizon. Light lengthens, casts shadows, ref...

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I'm late to the discourse, but I'm a quarter of the way through this finale and the fantasy genre really needs to return to the realm of ultra nerds, social pariahs, and airbrushed vans for, like, the next fifty years.

So how much ChatGPT do you figure they used to write this final season?

I’ve been rewatching Stranger Things and I really think the thing that would improve it is if each season had a lower budget than the last.

Last Judge dead. Citadel reached. Time for Act 2.

Thanks to rob for including No Depression in Heaven on his best of list for 2025. I appreciate that there are a lot of books from previous years that rob has only gotten to this year, which better reflects what should be the slower pace of receiving poetry.

The fireworks are obnoxiously close and I can see them reflected in the windows of the building across the street so happy new year I guess?

I was going to do a big year-end wrap-up thread on here, but maybe I'll just say that I'm rolling forward my big three new years resolutions from last year: read 95 books, keep up my semi-secret Letterboxd account, and never submit to literary magazines unless they ask (I'm offer only 😅😎).

95books – 2025 Lunatic Engine – Paul Pearson Future Works – Jeff Derksen Furniture Music – Gail Scott Attic Rain – Samantha Jones Blood Belies – Ellen Chang-Richardson Revolutions &#…

In the spirit of being consumerist and anti-intellectual, here is the list of books I read in 2025. I've been keeping track of my reading since 2009, when my friend Jonathan Ball and I challenged one another to read 95 books. This year I got there – 98 books read!

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I started reading Karen Hao’s Empire of AI and there’s revelation that Sam Altman was thinking about being an author, so I’d like to say thanks to everyone who decided to be a writer rather than a cosmic-level asshole putting the planet at risk for capital.

"don't bet your ass on narrative"
—Erín Moure, O Cidadán

Rob Jackson penned an in-depth review of ᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᑐᐠ kiskisomitok: ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ to remind each and one another by ᑳᐯᓵᑳᐢᑌᐠ reuben quinn in The Rocky Mountain Review.
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It’s worth a shot. Especially if you can get it on a sale.

Have you played Hollow Knight? It's the same vibe and a lot easier (but still not easy).

Oh my god, I'm literally shaking after beating the Widow. The Last Judge is probably going to kill me in real life.

It's definitely insightful (and maybe a bit depressing). Thanks for putting it together!