english isn't for cowards. if you're not saying 'torpify,' that's a skill issue. there's no Académie Française telling you what to do. if you try to type 'pallific' and freak out when you see a little red underline, maybe you're not ready to roll with the big dogs.
new work from yrs truly...
email us at the press to order a copy!
big things on the way from yr favourite nanaimo chapbook makers!
a grizzled vet maneuver right here, folks. ya love to see it 🫡
i want you to put the word out that we're back
i'm p useless when it comes to using social media. but here's a review i wrote recently for the woodlot:
as someone who lived it, this is the exact advice ppl considering getting their cw mfa need to hear.
& in fewer than 300 characters, no less!
big thanks to lauryn @chly.ca for this awesome write-up!
get acquainted w/ a square house & get ready for the inaugural GRUB STREET here:
amazing turnout last night at the vault in nanaimo! shout out to featured readers Masha Zhaksybek + Lee Groen, and big big thanks to everyone who signed up to read at the open mic!
see you at the next GRUB STREET reading series 🐛
our first ever reading series GRUB STREET is happening one week from today at the vault!!
featuring Elke Sorensen & Taylor Fleming, + poetry open mic (with door prizes) to follow. hope we see you there!
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new from the press:
cartoon yrself - dalton derkson
our first publication is dalton derkson's umpteenth chapbook. "cartoon yrself" is a riff on dennis lee's "riffs" (1993) & in the short collection dalton wrestles with the rarest of poetry's muses: loss, longing & language.
info: asquarehouse.ca
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ok time to listen to some phil ochs then walk down to the bar to talk about poetry