Author Archives: Cameron Anstee

I am delighted to announce that I have a book of essays forthcoming from Palimpsest Press in October—Footnotes: Case Studies in Canadian Small Press Bookmaking. It is now available to pre-order here (or from your local independent bookstore!). I can’t thank publisher Aimee Parent Dunn and editor Jim Johnstone enough for taking on this unwieldyContinue reading “Footnotes | Pre-order and Launch Information”

It was a shock this past Saturday to learn that my friend, one-time mentor, and former professor Collett Tracey had died on June 5, 2026 (her obituary is here).   It would be difficult to overstate the impact that Collett had on my life. When I met her, I was already on a path studyingContinue reading “Collett Tracey (1963-2026)”

A small round-up of some small essays from the last couple years: “On Minimalism” (Periodicities, February 2025): Reflections on minimalism in response to the question “How does a poem begin?” “Some Silences: Notes on Small Press” (Apt. 9 Press, August 2024): Reflections on what it means to be engaged in the small press, produced asContinue reading “Some Recent Essays”

The sad news that Michael Gnarowski died came through last week. I’d like to share some of my memories of Michael, of the encounters I was lucky enough to have. In reflecting on those over the past few days, I began to reflect increasingly on the specific and at-times indirect ways that he has influencedContinue reading “Michael Gnarowski (1934-2023)”

Robert Hogg died on November 13, 2022, at the age of 80. I began to write this in a suspended moment, having received the news that Bob was in palliative care two Thursdays ago, but with no further details, not knowing how long he had left, or if perhaps he was already gone. The newsContinue reading “Robert Hogg (1942-2022)”

Apt. 9 had the great pleasure and privilege of publishing two new chapbooks this fall–ghost ships by Marilyn Irwin and inside inside inside by Jo Ianni. Marilyn’s is available to purchase (and she’ll be reading from it at my Ottawa Sheets launch next week), while Jo’s book sold out faster than any previous Apt. 9Continue reading “Updates”

My new book, Sheets: Typewriter Works, is officially in the world. Get it from your fine local independent bookstore, directly from the press, from me, or at an upcoming event! (Or from the bigger, less local options if those are the only ones available to you!). I read recently in Montreal at the excellent ArgoContinue reading “Sheets | Now Available”

An overdue roundup of some updates from my writing life. The big news is that my second book of poetry, Sheets: Typewriter Works, is forthcoming from the mighty Invisible Publishing in October 2022. As per the official description: “Sheets: Typewriter Works extends the minimalist explorations of Cameron Anstee’s first collection, Book of Annotations. Prompted byContinue reading “Update Roundup”

Before the pandemic, I had a lovely 30-minute commute on foot. For two-and-a-half years, I walked across the Alexandra Bridge from Ottawa to Gatineau twice a day, five days a week. It was a great way to start and end each workday, and I began to really look at the Ottawa River for the firstContinue reading “River Update”

I have slowly been getting Apt. 9 back underway in the past few months. After publishing my own chapbook Lines in June (under Apt. 9-adjacent imprint St. Andrew Books), two new books have appeared: rain’s small gestures by Pearl Pirie Apothegms by Robert Hogg Both are now available in Apt. 9’s Etsy shop, alongside aContinue reading “Apt. 9 | Two New Books”