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rob mclennan : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Nada Gordon Nada Gordon : Backwards Bio: I live in Brooklyn and work too hard and too much, teaching courses like “Tyranny and the Absurd” and “The...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Nada Gordon, reading (and lecturing) in Ottawa later this month as part of VERSeFest / @nadagordon.bsky.social @subpresspoetry.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/rob-...

thanks to Isabella Wang for this great interview, and thanks to rob mclennan for asking me to do the interview. Isabella will be at VERseFest on March 25. You should come! periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/aman...

Bernie Kruchak : Rooster Town Poetry Shed — Displaying Poetry, Reconciling History My name is Bernie Kruchak. I ’ m a Winnipeg poet and writer. Let me introduce you to Rooster Town Poetry Shed, my personal reconci...

newly posted: Bernie Kruchak : Rooster Town Poetry Shed — Displaying Poetry, Reconciling History / @mbwritersguild.bsky.social ;
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Inviting authors to talk & paying them a few hundred $ is a major income source, relatively

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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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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rob mclennan : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Nada Gordon Nada Gordon : Backwards Bio: I live in Brooklyn and work too hard and too much, teaching courses like “Tyranny and the Absurd” and “The...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : rob mclennan : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Nada Gordon / appearing in Ottawa later this month as part of VERSeFest ; @nadagordon.bsky.social @subpresspoetry.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/rob-...

John McAuley (1947-2026) Sad to hear, from Stephen Morrissey , that Vehicule poet John McAuley has died; author of the classic Nothing Ever Happens in Pointe-Claire...

John McAuley (1947-2026) / @montrealprize.bsky.social ;
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at the onset of birthday week, working a stack of reviews from my usual terrible sportsbar corner; Amaranth Borsuk and Terri Witek, Shane McCrae, Imogen Smith, Soham Patel, Tracy Zeman, Graeme Bezanson etc

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 ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/aman...

John McAuley (1947-2026) Sad to hear, from Stephen Morrissey , that Vehicule poet John McAuley has died; author of the classic Nothing Ever Happens in Pointe-Claire...

John McAuley (1947-2026) / @montrealprize.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/03/john...

rob mclennan : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Nada Gordon Nada Gordon : Backwards Bio: I live in Brooklyn and work too hard and too much, teaching courses like “Tyranny and the Absurd” and “The...

newly posted: rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Nada Gordon / @nadagordon.bsky.social @subpresspoetry.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/rob-...

final ringette game of the regular season for small one, so dipping into Olivia Tapiero’s latest (trans. Kit Schluyer) from Nightboat / catch Olivia read later this month at @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social !

rob mclennan : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Nada Gordon Nada Gordon : Backwards Bio: I live in Brooklyn and work too hard and too much, teaching courses like “Tyranny and the Absurd” and “The...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : rob mclennan : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Nada Gordon / appearing in Ottawa later this month as part of VERSeFest ; @nadagordon.bsky.social @subpresspoetry.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/rob-...

It's The Muppet Show with our very special guest star Captain Marvel!

It's The Muppet Show with our very special guest star The CN Tower!

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike [photo credit: Layne McKenna] is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English and the 2025-2026 Wayne O. ...

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike / @ualbertapress.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/03/12-o...

final ringette game of the regular season for small one, so dipping into Olivia Tapiero’s latest (trans. Kit Schluyer) from Nightboat / catch Olivia read later this month at @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social !

happy international women's day

Laura Kerr : Experimental Poetry Criticism : An interview with Legio Introduction: artist and poet, Legio  Legio writes the hand into system.  not origin but transfer  the mark occurs between the mark a...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Laura Kerr @sedserio.com : Experimental Poetry Criticism : An interview with Legio
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newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Elizabeth Johnston Ambrose : Two poems / @poetlady74.bsky.social ;
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Against "the civilization of cliché" : Leslie Kaplan, interviewed by David Buuck conducted over email, Sep-Oct 2025       Leslie Kaplan is a French poet, playwright, and novelist. From the beginning of her career, Kapla...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Against "the civilization of cliché" : Leslie Kaplan, interviewed by David Buuck / @akpress.org @pamenarpress.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/agai...

the green notebook,
, further February 2025 notes, including Guy Vanderhaeghe, Stephen Leacock (and Wayne Johnson + Elizabeth Hay) + those wacky United Empire Loyalists, / @thistledownpress.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike [photo credit: Layne McKenna] is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English and the 2025-2026 Wayne O. ...

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike / @ualbertapress.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/03/12-o...

sad to hear, from Stephen Morrissey, that Vehicule poet John McAuley has died; author of the classic Nothing Ever Happens in Pointe-Claire / @aelaq.bsky.social @montrealprize.bsky.social ;
www.vehiculepoets.com/john-mcauley
montrealgazette.remembering.ca/obituary/joh...

some author activity: Robinson, Solomon, mclennan, Smith, Boyle + Adams, Ben Robinson has a poem up at NewPoetry ; Misha Solomon has a poem in carte blanche ; rob mclennan has new poems up at jagged edge ; Mahaila...

some above/ground press author activity: Ben Robinson, Misha Solomon, rob mclennan, Mahaila Smith, Frances Boyle + Carrie Olivia Adams, / @francesboyle19.bsky.social @mahailasmith.ca @mishasolomon.bsky.social ;
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/03/some...

Announcing our first open call for submissions. The Transformation Review seeks reviews of and essays about poetry in translation for our inaugural issue. Please send us your work!! #PoetryInTranslation #CallForSubmissions #LitMag #Reviews #Essays

new from above/ground press: Wilkins, Maloukis, van Vliet, Cone/Lipschutz, Bach, Sparrow, Macdonald, Kennedy, Sparling, Burgoyne, Wells, Levy + Sharp, Touch the Donkey #48 + a bilingual anthol eds. O'... Towards A Poetry Of <something> Tentative / Notes from a stalled art project , Grant Wilkins $6 ; TWO , Rose Maloukis $6 ; inventions , Ro...

new from above/ground press: Wilkins, Maloukis, van Vliet, Cone/Lipschutz, Bach, Sparrow, Macdonald, Kennedy, Sparling, Burgoyne, Wells, Levy + Sharp, Touch the Donkey #48 + a bilingual anthol eds. O'Meara/Sylvain,
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/03/new-...

starting in two minutes,

VERSeFest Workshop with Sheri-D Wilson - "Poetry Without Borders" - Saturday, March 28 - 1:30pm - Ottawa Public Library Main Branch. $20 15 spots available Pre-registration required The above information is presented in the image as white text against a gradient background that shades from dark purple to sky blue. The text is accompanied by a photo of Sheri-D Wison, a white lady with long, silver hair, wearing a black coat and standing by the sea.

The words "VERSeFest 2026 - March 24-30 - A World of Poetry in Ottawa - Check out the lineup and get your tickets here" appear in white text above a white QR code that will take you to the VERSeFest events page. The background, again, shades from dark purple to sky blue.

Through intuitive cross-disciplinary exercises, we'’ll delve into the art of hybridity, fusing forms and genres that awaken new modes of thinking.
Bring your tools.

Pre-registration required
15 spots

Contact @robmclennan.bsky.social for low-income tix.

www.verseottawa.ca/en/event/she...