Next Thursday! See you there my pretties.
I will be hosting an evening of poetry and song in the Sunfire Studios Atrium.
Elee Kraljii Gardiner is bringing sometimes, forest to a city near you! Accompany @eleekg.bsky.social along with a host of amazing #poets and performers on a stroll through the woods at @shelflifebooks.bsky.social, Magpie Books, Bar Milton-Parc, Perfect Books, Novel Idea Bookstore, and Flying Books!
If your favourite author is coming to town, you can now get 30% off their books! Simply place your online order and put “AUTHORED EVENT” in the notes section at checkout. If we can’t find the event listing, we’ll contact you to confirm. Good until end of 2026!
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This Friday, June 19th!
Join us for another epic Open Mic at Moodswing!
Sign up starts at 5:30pm, starts at 6!
Feature poet Aaron Hunter
Hosted by Jenny Garcha & presented by SAPP zine
See you there!
Delighted to be part of @pinholepoetry.bsky.social again. And this list of contributors!!!
Publishers are busy with grants but please remember there is only one month left until submissions close for the Fred Cogswell Award. Guidelines are fairly simple & details are in link below. Good luck!
Thrilled to celebrate @mishasolomon.bsky.social's debut collection alongside another alchemical friend, @effervescentvoid.bsky.social 🥁
If you're zooming in/near/thru Calgary/Mohkínstsis, come land in our poetry's nest❗
Jun/18 | 7PM
Owl's Nest (815A 49th Ave SW)
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The new issue of @eventmags.bsky.social is out! It features a short story of mine, entitled "The Earthquake." Also, poems by Lorna Crozier, @chrisbanks6625.bsky.social, and a posthumous publication from Sandy Shreve.
I highly recommend picking up a copy:
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Talonbooks
Heather Haley
Royal City Literary Arts Society
Frances Boyle
Massy Books
Jessica Lee McMillan
We got some great news today!
thanks so much to Canadian Heritage's Canada Arts Presentation Fund for giving us funding to support our 2027 and 2028 plans!
My poem BIRTHDAY is up today at B O D Y Literature, an international journal based in Prague.
A lotta life packed into these lines, including the jagged bits.
Read it here:
www.bodyliterature.com/2026/06/11/g...
Submissions for the 13th Annual Fred Cogswell Award For Excellence in Poetry are now OPEN!
More information at rclas.com/2026-fred-co... and below.
Carlos A. Pittella
Rob Taylor
Announcing the contributors for PINHOLE POETRY’S SUMMER ISSUE
Look for it July 3!
Garth Martens is a poet and flamenco artist. His first book was a finalist for Canada’s Governor General’s Award for Poetry.
