Author Archives: Cameron Anstee

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”

I was very sorry to learn this week that Hugh Barclay, proprietor of Thee Hellbox Press, has passed away. I had the great pleasure of interacting with Hugh at small press book fairs in Ottawa and Toronto, where he was a regular exhibitor, and it was an unfailing joy to speak to him and lookContinue reading “Hugh Barclay, Thee Hellbox Press”

I’m giving this site a bit of a refresh, and wanted to take the opportunity to round up a handful of links from the past year: I’ve published two chapbooks recently: Words in Place, through Michael Casteels’ always-wonderful Puddles of Sky Press, and Lines, through my own St. Andrew Books (review by rob mclennan). WordsContinue reading “A Few Updates”

Michael Dennis died on December 31, 2020. He was a good friend and a good poet. I love him and I miss him, like so many do. I’ve been writing and re-writing this since he died trying to say more or less that, I think. I’ve also been re-reading his poems and feeling grateful thatContinue reading “Michael Dennis (1956-2020)”

Nelson Ball died two days ago on Friday August 16, 2019. Nelson was a poet, editor, publisher, and bookseller specializing in the small press in Canada. His influence in each of these fields is beyond my ability to express here and he brought to each of these roles the same kindness and generosity that heContinue reading “Nelson Ball (1942-2019)”