Katherine J Barrett

A plant that crackles and pops! Jewelweed was our latest interviewee in the Wild Talk outdoor studio. With an original print by the marvellous @vanessa_mckiel
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@lunenburgbarnacle #nativeplants #jewelweed #fallcolours #naturewriting

Orphaned by Israel, two child amputees find each other in Lebanon Pulled from the rubble in Gaza and southern Lebanon, two boys are rebuilding their lives together.

Pulled from the rubble in Gaza and southern Lebanon, two boys are rebuilding their lives together.

#caturday

Armadillidiidae says, "Absolutely." Poems too. www.thefourthriver.com/tributaries-...

Israel’s navy seizes last flotilla boat as army levels Gaza City Israel's army issues 'final warning' for hundreds of thousands of people to flee main urban centre as attacks escalate.

Israel's army issues 'final warning' for hundreds of thousands of people to flee main urban centre as attacks escalate.

Armadillidiidae — The Fourth River but you can call me pill bug / sow bug / cellar bug / even though I’m not a bug / but a perfect circle / from the sea…”

Thank you @thefourthriver for publishing "Armadillidiidae," a little voice from under your potted fern!
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#naturewriting #naturepoetry #crustacean

It has been almost a full cycle of Wild Talk. And we have a real *treasure* of a plant coming up in Oct! With original linocuts from the inimitable @vanessa_mckiel. @lunenburgbarnacle www.thebarnacle.ca/tag/wild-talk/
#naturewriting #nativeplants #naturalizedplants #ediblewildplants #weedsnotlawns

The Malahat Review The Malahat Review, established in 1967, is among Canada’s leading literary journals. Published quarterly, it features contemporary Canadian and international and contemporary works of poetry and…

"The Team Lead does, however, leave the rest of the meeting‐cookies on her desk. She’s unsure if this means her presentation went well."

#TodaysPoem #poetry
from Half by Katherine J Barrett (@kathj.bsky.social) (2025 @malahatreview.bsky.social)

Thank you!!

The latest Wild Talk features Wild Carrot (aka Queen Anne's Lace). With original linocut by the talented @vanessa_mckiel. @lunenburgbarnacle www.thebarnacle.ca/seven-questi...

"coltsfoot" by Katherine J Barrett - League of Canadian Poets Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets' daily poetry dispatch. Read "coltsfoot" by Katherine J Barrett.

Thanks so much to @canadianpoets for publishing the wee "coltsfoot" in Poetry Pause! poets.ca/coltsfoot-by...

More than 250 media outlets protest over Israel murdering Gaza journalists Media outlets have staged a front page protest to highlight the killings of more than 200 journalists in 22 months.

Media outlets have staged a front page protest to highlight the killings of more than 200 journalists in 22 months.

We need your voice now to support arts and culture in Canada!

Please send a letter through our campaign. We need all who care about culture - business leaders, students, artists, audiences, everyone - to submit a letter before Sept 15. canadianartscoalition.com/campaign-for-culture-2025/

Thank you @malahatreview.bsky.social and Courtney Bill for the interview about my short story "Half." #litmags #fiction
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BREAKING: Gaza's Health Ministry says that five Palestinians, including two children, have died due to malnutrition in the past 24 hours.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/wwmxfl

Green background, white text. Eden Mills Writers' Festival logo and letter stating that they are cancelling the planned session called "Dear AI. Am I talking to myself" which was scheduled for the September literary festival.

Thanks to everyone who pushed back. Yes, we need to "talk about AI." And more: we to talk about the corporations, the real people, who are creating AI & deciding how it works. AI did not just appear like a meteor. It is a *product.* So, no, hosting AI authors at lit festivals is not the way forward.

The oh-so-August edition of Wild Talk. Five questions with Beach Pea. Illustrated by the incomparable @vanessa_mckiel. www.thebarnacle.ca/five-questio... @lunenburgbarnacle #localmedia #beachpea #nativeplants #novascotia #naturewriting

Microsoft: Most at risk from AI -- translators, historians, passenger attendants, sales reps, writers, customer service, machine tool programmers. Least at risk: phlebotomists, nursing assistants, hazardous material removal, *painters, and embalmers. [*not creative painters, of course] #noaiart

*No one* has asked for AI. Stop the force-feeding. #noAI

Yellow background with black and pink text: We estimate that litmags collectively publish 3,000 to 4,000 authors per year and pay $250,000 to $500,000 in contributor fees to those authors.

Post #2 highlighting results of our survey. #Litmags are a significant contribution to writing communities and the publishing industry in Canada. We estimate that litmags publish 3,000 to 4,000 authors/yr & pay $250,000 to $500,000 in contributor fees. See full report at litmags.ca

Yellow background. Text says" We found that litmags are the foundation of literary publishing. Literary magazines are essential in helping new writers become professional writers."

How do #litmags in Canada operate? How to they support writers & publishers? What challenges do they face? We asked these questions and more in our survey. Full results are here: litmags.ca/survey/. #publishing #literary #canada

Thrilled to have a story in the latest issue of The Malahat Review! A big thanks to the whole TMR team. #fiction #litmags #shortstory

Ottawa folks! Catch The Couch at Avant-Garde tonight. www.instagram.com/thecouchband/

What a lovely article!

A colander full of ripe strawberries.

The mysteries of the garden. Last year: no strawberries but a herd of haskaps. This year, no haskaps but a swarm of strawberries! #zone6b #permaculture #strawberries

This is going to be a fabulous gathering! Resurgence and Revolution: Celebrating #Feminist #Publishing. In Halifax/ Kjipuktuk November 2025. Proposals due July 15. Details: atlantisjournal.ca/index.php/at... or contact me!

Let’s kill it

Newspapers Are Recommending AI-Hallucinated Novels The GenAI Slop Flood Has Overflown the Internet Container

I tried to say this earlier today; @thelincoln.bsky.social said it a lot more succinctly:

“Despite what techno-optimists have claimed, AI use is nearly always lazy. Yes, exceptions exist. But they are exceptions. The point of AI, for most people in most circumstances, is to do less work.”

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Call for Abstracts: "The Indigenous New Wave Movement: Gender and Sexuality in Cultural Production." Co-edited by Dr. Margaret Robinson and Dr. Krista Collier-Jarvis. Deadline: July 31, 2025. Details: atlantisjournal.ca/index.php/at... #callforpapers #indigenousnewwave #genderstudies

Thirty minutes into figuring out how to create -- and keep -- a professional, consistent font in #office365. 🤯