Lisa Richter (she/her)

[Image description: A beige background poster titled “Spoken INK with Aiden Chafe, Lisa Richter & Katherine Lawrence.” Below are three side-by-side author portraits: Aiden Chafe in a yellow jacket, Lisa Richter wearing a blue and purple scarf, and Katherine Lawrence in glasses and a white blouse. Text below reads: “Sunday, October 19, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (PST). Email info@bws.bc.ca to register.”]

Guelph MFA alum @lisarichter.bsky.social will be participating in the #SpokenINK series this Sunday.

This event coincides with the five-year anniversary of Lisa’s award-winning collection #NAUTILUSANDBONE (Frontenac House, 2020).

To receive the Zoom link, email info@bws.bc.ca.

Now that I've finished up my MFA, I have more time for book inhalations!

Given our shared interests, Pamela, this sounds like a book I immediately need in my library! I happen to share a birthday with Gary Snyder, which I think is pretty cool.

The world would be a much better place if we did.

Thanks to poet Rob Macaisa Colgate on @davidnaimon.bsky.social's Between the Covers podcast, I now refer to my bed during the day as my "soft office." #freelancewritinglife

I've seen several people refer to AI-resisters as having their heads in the sand over the last few days. But resisting doesn't mean the same thing as ignoring something. On the contrary, resisting means engaging with research, parsing information, offering critique, and making informed choices.

Cover reveal for my third book of poetry, SUBLUNARY, forthcoming with @ualbertapress.bsky.social in Spring 2026! Cover art by the brilliant @runaikeda.bsky.social. The book is now available for pre-order through independent bookstores across North America.

RIP Fanny Howe, whose idea of bewilderment "as a poetics and an ethics" was transformational for me.

It gets even better, Aaron, I'm going to read it at Camp Naivelt!

@aaronkreuter.bsky.social's new novel is going to be my treat to myself at the end of the month after my MFA thesis defence.

Such #poetry splendour and warmth radiated by @amandaearl.bsky.social, @margolapierre.bsky.social, @lisarichter.bsky.social and Chuqiao Yang - thank you thank you thank you! Ambling off into the rest of my afternoon happy and aglow ...!

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Speakeasy Reading Series is back April 16th, the last of the school year! Featuring the amazing @phillipdwightmorgan @clairegeddesbailey @spondeee.bsky.social & Speakeasy’s very own Chi Leung Lee. Join in person or watch the live-stream on Zoom, 7:00 pm Eastern. ALL are welcome!

Fellow writers, what do you wish you had known at the start of your writing journey/career? I'm looking for advice to pass along to my students who are young emerging writers of multiple genres.

Launching a book into the world is a mind fuck. It’s exciting but often devastating and can be humiliating. My Adventures in Book Publicity Part 3 | Book Tours

Part 3 of My Adventures in Book Publicity - Book Tours

"Launching a book into the world is a mind fuck. It’s exciting but often devastating and can be humiliating."

Shame.

How do you do that?

Never mind, I just realized the problem. My newsfeed was set to "Discover." If you click on "Following" you don't get as much randomness.

I'm trying to figure out how to curate my newsfeed; I want more Canadian poets and literary content, but all I seem to be seeing is news-related posts. Any suggestions?

A friend of mine just shared "Have you had water yet today?" as an alternative to "How are you," or way of checking in. It reminded me of something similar one of my Korean ESL students once told me, "Have you eaten yet?" as a casual way of asking how someone is. These seem so much more meaningful!

Thanks so much:)

Oooh, that's a tough one, I would say it's a toss-up between Mosquito&Ant and Narrow Road to the Interior. Although I really loved The Unbearable Heart and her most recent, Foreign Bodies. I don't think I've read any other ones. How about you?

I just registered and so looking forward to this!

OMG, thank you!!! I LOVE Kimiko Hahn and her use of the zuihitsu form changed the way I write. I'm not kidding.

Thank you!!!

Thanks, Tolu! And congrats to you too on your newest, so looking forward to it.

You have, and actually, the working title came from a suggestion from YOU! <3

BIG NEWS! I am thrilled to announce that my third book of poetry will be coming out in Spring 2026 with @ualbertapress.bsky.social!!! Stay tuned for title announcement and more info about this strange, vulnerable, surrealist book that my heart has been invested in for the last five years.

The new Questlove doc "SLY LIVES! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)" about Sly and the Family Stone is itself a feat of Black Genius (as was Summer of Soul, the incredible film that introduced me to Questlove). Highly recommended.

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